Organisms typically continue to make operant responses, even when those responses are no longer reinforced. This continued responding is called
A) stimulus generalization.
B) reconditioning.
C) higher-order conditioning.
D) resistance to extinction.

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The phenomenon of organisms continuing to make operant responses even when those responses are no longer reinforced is called resistance to extinction. This means that despite the absence of the reinforcement, the behavior persists for some time. This phenomenon appears because of the history of reinforcement that has occurred for that behavior, and it can be weakened eventually by continued non-reinforcement.

Organisms Typically Continue to Make Operant Responses, Even When Those