The Gradual Weakening and Disappearance of a Tendency to Make

question 156

Multiple Choice

The gradual weakening and disappearance of a tendency to make a conditioned response is termed

• A) higher-order conditioning.
• B) extinction.
• C) stimulus discrimination.
• D) spontaneous recovery.

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