When Veronica First Quit Smoking, She Experienced Cravings for Cigarettes

question 113

Multiple Choice

When Veronica first quit smoking, she experienced cravings for cigarettes whenever she took a coffee break. Gradually, those cravings went away and she doesn't typically think of smoking when she has a coffee now. Sometimes, however, she still experiences a craving for cigarettes during a coffee break. What is the term used for the occasional craving that Veronica experiences now?

• A)spontaneous recovery
• B)extinction
• C)stimulus discrimination
• D)higher-order conditioning

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