Extinction and Spontaneous Recovery

extinction- in classical conditioning, the weakening of a conditioned response when an unconditioned stimulus does not follow a conditioned stimulus. In operant conditioning, the weakening of a response when it is no longer reinforced.

spontaneous recovery- reappearance, after a pause, of a previously extinct response.

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