Which of the following statements is true about operant conditioning?
A)Neither partial nor continuous reinforcement leads to behaviours that will persist for long periods of time.
B)Continuous reinforcement leads to behaviours that will persist longer than behaviour learned through partial reinforcement.
C)Partial reinforcement leads to behaviours that will persist longer than behaviour learned through continuous reinforcement.
D)Continuous reinforcement and partial reinforcement lead to behaviours that persist for equally long periods of time.

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Partial reinforcement leads to behaviors that will persist longer than behavior learned through continuous reinforcement. This is because behavior learned through continuous reinforcement may quickly extinguish if the reinforcement is no longer given, whereas behavior learned through partial reinforcement has been reinforced intermittently and has a higher resistance to extinction.

Which of the Following Statements Is True About Operant Conditioning