After Pavlov's Dogs Became Conditioned to Salivate at the Sound

question 230

Multiple Choice

After Pavlov's dogs became conditioned to salivate at the sound of the bell, he experimented with ringing the bell and then failing to present the dogs with any food right away. Soon they stopped salivating to the sound of the bell. This represents the process called __________

• A) acquisition.
• B) testing.
• C) extinction.
• D) spontaneous recovery.

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Definitions:

Auditory Stimuli

Sounds or noises that elicit responses from the auditory system.

Retrieval

The act of retrieving or obtaining information that has been saved in memory.

Encoding

The initial learning of information; the process by which information is converted into a form that can be stored in memory.

Storage

The action or method of keeping something for future use, or a space where items are kept.