A two-choice discrimination task often produces behavioral contrast.This refers to ______. A)the extreme difficulty subjects experience in learning two-choice discriminations B)the inability to extinguish responding to the S^d C)the decrease in responding to the S^D and an increasing responding to the S over training trials D)an increase in responding to the S^D and a decrease in responding to the S over training trials

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Behavioral contrast refers to an increase in responding to the S^D (discriminative stimulus) and a decrease in responding to the S (stimulus not associated with reinforcement) over training trials.

A Two-Choice Discrimination Task Often Produces Behavioral Contrast