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About an hour and a half after Ned's parents put Ned to bed,they find him in a total state of panic,sitting up in bed screaming,and drenched in sweat.They change his pajamas and put him back to bed.The next morning they ask him about what happened.Ned remembers very little about the night before.Ned was exhibiting the sleep disturbance known as a(n)night __________.
Extinction
In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response, often occurring when the reinforcement previously associated with the behavior is removed.
Stimulus Generalization
A process in which a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated to other stimuli that are similar, leading to a similar response.
Spontaneous Recovery
The reappearance of a conditioned response after a pause or period of apparent extinction.
Principle of Spontaneous Recovery
The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus, often observed in classical conditioning.
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