In your philosophy class, you have found that your professor never calls on you when you raise your hand. As a result you no longer raise your hand to ask or answer questions. In learning theory, no longer raising your hand would be the result of:
A) partial reinforcement.
B) stimulus discrimination.
C) extinction.
D) negative reinforcement.

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Extinction occurs when a behavior that was previously reinforced is no longer reinforced, resulting in a decrease in the frequency of the behavior. In this case, the behavior of raising one's hand to ask or answer questions was no longer reinforced (i.e. the student was not called on), resulting in a decrease in the frequency of the behavior.

In Your Philosophy Class, You Have Found That Your Professor