When the CS Is Repeatedly Presented in the Absence of the UCS

question 51

Multiple Choice

When the CS is repeatedly presented in the absence of the UCS (food, in this case) , the CR will "die out" in a process called __________

• A) CR fading.
• B) extinction.
• C) habituation.
• D) generalization fading.

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Definitions:

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