Following Extinction, a Conditioned Response Can Be Learned Again More

question 68

Multiple Choice

Following extinction, a conditioned response can be learned again more quickly than it was learned originally. This process is called

• A)spontaneous recovery.
• B)generalization.
• C)discrimination.
• D)reconditioning.
• E)shaping.

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