Which statement about intermittent reinforcement is TRUE?
A) Intermittent reinforcement is effective only with adults.
B) Behaviours supported by intermittent reinforcement are difficult to extinguish.
C) Intermittent reinforcement is the key to behaviour modification.
D) The discipline strategy of "time out" is based on intermittent reinforcement.

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Intermittent reinforcement is indeed difficult to extinguish, as the subject has been rewarded inconsistently in the past, leading them to persist in the behaviour. It is not true that intermittent reinforcement is effective only with adults, nor is it the key to all behaviour modification. The discipline strategy of "time out" is not based on intermittent reinforcement.

Which Statement About Intermittent Reinforcement Is TRUE