Responses that have been continuously reinforced are harder to extinguish than responses that have been reinforced on a variable ratio schedule.

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Responses reinforced on a variable ratio schedule are harder to extinguish than those that have been continuously reinforced, because the unpredictability of reinforcement makes the behavior more resistant to extinction.

Responses That Have Been Continuously Reinforced Are Harder to Extinguish