What is the process whereby the conditioned response is weakened when it is no longer presented with the unconditioned stimulus?
A) extinction
B) reward
C) second-order conditioning
D) acquisition

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Extinction is the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus. The conditioned response becomes less and less frequent until it eventually disappears altogether.

What Is the Process Whereby the Conditioned Response Is Weakened