The term adaptation is used to refer to the reduction in response that occurs when a CS is repeatedly presented in the absence of the US.

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Adaptation refers to the process by which organisms adjust to changes in their environment to improve their survival and reproduction, not to the reduction in response to a conditioned stimulus (CS) without the unconditioned stimulus (US). The term for the reduction in response you're describing is more accurately called "extinction" in the context of classical conditioning.

The Term Adaptation Is Used to Refer to the Reduction