What Is the Process Whereby the Conditioned Response Is Weakened

question 120

Multiple Choice

What is the process whereby the conditioned response is weakened when it is no longer presented with the unconditioned stimulus?

• A) extinction
• B) reward
• C) second-order conditioning
• D) acquisition

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