If a conditioned stimulus (CS)is presented without further pairings with the unconditioned stimulus, the CS will gradually lose its capacity to elicit the conditioned response.This is the definition of:
A)respondent conditioning
B)respondent extinction
C)counterconditioning
D)operant extinction

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Respondent extinction is the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus. Option A (respondent conditioning) refers to the process of creating a new conditioned response, option C (counterconditioning) refers to replacing an unwanted conditioned response with a more desirable one, and option D (operant extinction) refers to the gradual decrease in frequency or strength of a voluntarily emitted behavior when it no longer results in the desired outcome.

If a Conditioned Stimulus (CS)is Presented Without Further Pairings with the Unconditioned