The boy who jokingly cried wolf warned townspeople of the presence of a wolf when none was in fact present. Later, a wolf did appear, but the boy's cries of warnings were ignored. What process explains why no one came to his aid?

A) backward acquisition

B) reconditioning

C) extinction

D) discrimination

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Micah Norton

31 August, 20:16

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Irvin Kane · Answer 1

C. Extinction

Explanation:

No one came to his aid because everyone believe the wolf is extinct

The boy who jokingly cried wolf warned townspeople of the presence of a wolf when none was in fact present. Later, a wolf did appear, but the boy's cries of warnings were ignored. What process explains why no one came to his aid?A) backward acquisitionB) reconditioningC) extinctionD) discrimination