When the consequence of a behaviour increases the likelihood that the behaviour will be repeated-for example, when a food pellet rolls down the chute after a rat pushes the correct lever-the behaviour is said to have been
A) Conditioned
B) Punished
C) Reinforced
D) Extinguished

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Reinforcement is the process by which the consequence of a behaviour increases the likelihood of that behaviour being repeated. In the given example, the delivery of a food pellet reinforces the rat's behaviour of pushing the correct lever. Conditioning refers to the process by which a new behaviour is learned through repeated association with a specific stimulus. Punishment refers to a consequence that decreases the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated, while extinction refers to the gradual disappearance of a behaviour when it is no longer reinforced.

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