The analysis of resistance to extinction in Exercise 37 involved
a. summing up all the pauses that occurred before the extinction criterion was satisfied.
b. counting the number of responses that occurred after the extinction burst occurred.
c. determining the total amount of time that elapsed before the extinction criterion was satisfied.
d. comparing the time required to reach the extinction criterion with that required following continuous reinforcement.
d. comparing the time required to reach the extinction criterion with that required following continuous reinforcement.
Answer feedback: The comparison between extinction following continuous reinforcement to extinction following partial reinforcement involved both the total number of responses and the total time that elapsed before the extinction criterion was reached.
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