The parents are trying to get their three-year-old daughter to go to bed without fussing, but sometimes they give in to her tears and let her stay up later. On the basis of the partial reinforcement effect, it can be expected that the child's fussing will

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The partial reinforcement effect suggests that behaviors reinforced intermittently are more resistant to extinction than those reinforced consistently. Since the parents sometimes give in to the child's fussing, they are reinforcing the behavior intermittently, making it more difficult to stop.  Responses acquired under schedules of partial reinforcement are more resistant to extinction than those acquired under continuous reinforcement.

The Parents Are Trying to Get Their Three-Year-Old Daughter to Go