Kristine gives her cat a treat every time he catches a mouse in her house,and Sarah gives her dog leftovers from the table once in a while when he has been a good dog and did not beg.Which of the following statements regarding these examples is accurate?
A)Kristine is using positive reinforcement,whereas Sarah is using negative reinforcement.
B)Both Kristine and Sarah are using schedules of reinforcement to extinguish bad behaviour.
C)It will be harder to extinguish the dog's behaviour relative to the cat's behaviour.
D)Sarah's dog will be slower to acquire learned behaviour relative to Kristine's cat.

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Intermittent reinforcement, like Sarah's, typically makes a behavior more resistant to extinction compared to consistent reinforcement, like Kristine's.

Kristine Gives Her Cat a Treat Every Time He Catches