The effect of administering a single mild shock following the first response in the extinction condition of Exercise 29 was to
a. produce a much larger and more prolonged extinction burst than would have occurred without punishment.
b. accelerate extinction.
c. eliminate all bar pressing for approximately a half-hour.
d. defer the appearance of the extinction burst and the subsequent course of extinction.
d. defer the appearance of the extinction burst and the subsequent course of extinction.
Answer feedback: The presentation of a punisher is not the same as extinction, which is what Exercise 29 was designed to demonstrate. Although the single mild shock suppressed bar pressing for a couple of minutes, bar pressing resumed, and a characteristic pattern of extinction, including the extinction burst, ensued.
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