When someone dies, the people for whom that individual was a major source of reinforcement are essentially experiencing _____.
A) habituation
B) extinction
C) classical conditioning
D) intermittent reinforcement

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When someone dies, the people for whom that individual was a major source of reinforcement are essentially experiencing extinction. This is because the source of reinforcement (the deceased individual) is no longer present to provide the positive stimuli or rewards that the person had come to expect, leading to a decrease in the conditioned responses associated with that reinforcement.

When Someone Dies, the People for Whom That Individual Was