The partial reinforcement extinction effect
A) is more likely to occur in classical conditioning procedures than in instrumental conditioning procedures.
B) is observed when partially reinforced subjects outperform subjects continuously rewarded during acquisition.
C) is observed when partially reinforced subjects outperform subjects continuously rewarded during extinction.
D) is more likely to occur when subjects have experience with multiple alternating acquisition and extinction sessions.

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The partial reinforcement extinction effect is observed when subjects that have been reinforced on a partial (intermittent) schedule are more resistant to extinction and thus outperform those who were continuously reinforced during the extinction phase. This means they continue to respond in the absence of reinforcement longer than those who were reinforced every time.

The Partial Reinforcement Extinction Effect