In Classical Conditioning, Extinction Refers To

question 42

Multiple Choice

In classical conditioning, extinction refers to:

• A)the return of a conditioned response that had been extinguished, after a period of nonexposure to the conditioned stimulus
• B)learning that an event signals the absence or nonoccurrence of the unconditioned stimulus
• C)a procedure that uses an established conditioned stimulus to condition a response to a second, neutral stimulus
• D)a loss of responding that results from the repeated presentation of a conditioned stimulus without an unconditioned stimulus

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