In Classical Conditioning, the Term Extinction Can Be Misleading Because

question 48

Multiple Choice

In classical conditioning, the term extinction can be misleading because:

• A)spontaneous recovery of extinguished conditioned responses can occur.
• B)conditioned stimuli cannot lose the ability to elicit conditioned responses.
• C)extinction does not change the mental representation of one's environment.
• D)extinction is a continuous and irreversible process.

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