You always ring a bell before feeding your pet pig.Now your pig drools whenever he hears the bell.How can you extinguish this response?
A) Punish the pig for drooling.
B) Stop ringing the bell,wait for a long time,and then ring the bell again.
C) Present some other sound and follow it with food.
D) Present the bell by itself repeatedly.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct way to extinguish a conditioned response, like the pig drooling when it hears the bell, is to present the conditioned stimulus (the bell) without the unconditioned stimulus (the food) repeatedly. Over time, the association between the bell and the food will weaken, and the drooling response will diminish or stop.

You Always Ring a Bell Before Feeding Your Pet Pig