The brief return of an operant response after its apparent extinction is known as
A)shaping.
B)stimulus generalization.
C)spontaneous recovery.
D)satiation.

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Spontaneous recovery refers to the reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period without exposure to the conditioned stimulus. This phenomenon is observed in operant conditioning, indicating that the extinction process suppresses the conditioned response rather than eliminating it entirely.

The Brief Return of an Operant Response After Its Apparent