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In the context of classical conditioning, _____ occurs when the conditioned response dissipates after the anticipated reward is withheld.

A) spontaneous recovery
B) generalization
C) insight learning
D) extinction

Extinction

In the field of psychology, the slow reduction and eventual vanishing of a learned response when the previously associated conditioned stimulus is not presented together with the unconditioned stimulus anymore.

Classical Conditioning

An associative learning framework in which a response initially evoked by a second stimulus becomes elicited by the first stimulus alone due to repeated pairings of the stimuli.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

  • Describe the mechanisms of acquisition, extinction, and spontaneous recovery within the framework of classical conditioning.
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