When Pavlov repeatedly presented the conditioned stimulus without pairing it with the unconditioned stimulus, the conditioned response failed to occur. This is known as __________________?
Correct answer: C. extinction
- A. condition failure
- B. recovery
- C. extinction
- D. habituation
Explanation
Extinction occurs when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus, causing the conditioned response to weaken or disappear. It is not the same as habituation, which is reduced responding to a repeatedly presented stimulus without conditioning.
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