A long history of reinforcement tends to
A) increase resistance to extinction.
B) decrease resistance to extinction.
C) have no effect on resistance to extinction.
D) first increase and then decrease resistance to extinction.

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A long history of reinforcement typically increases resistance to extinction because the behavior has been reinforced so consistently over time that it becomes more persistent, even when reinforcement is no longer provided.

A Long History of Reinforcement Tends to