Arthur switches on an aquarium light just before feeding his fish,and the fish always swim to the top as soon as it comes on.Curious,he decides to go a week without turning on the light at feeding time,and then see if the fish still respond to the light by swimming to the top.Arthur is trying to see if _______________ will occur.

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Arthur is looking to see if the fish's behavior of swimming to the top in response to the light (which is a conditioned response) will go away if the light is not presented during feeding time. This is an example of extinction, which occurs when a previously conditioned behavior (such as the fish swimming to the top in response to the light) stops occurring because the conditioning stimulus (the light) is no longer present. None of the other options quite fit Arthur's situation.

Arthur Switches on an Aquarium Light Just Before Feeding His