If your dog was classically conditioned to run to the door when you pick up a leash to go for a walk, what might extinguish this behaviour?
A) You cannot extinguish this behaviour.
B) Use operant conditioning to teach him to recognize the word "walk."
C) Take him for a walk without the leash.
D) Pick up the leash without taking him for a walk.

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Classical conditioning behaviors can be extinguished by breaking the association between the conditioned stimulus (picking up the leash) and the conditioned response (running to the door). If the leash is repeatedly picked up without the subsequent action of going for a walk, the dog will eventually stop associating the leash with going for a walk, leading to the extinction of the behavior.

If Your Dog Was Classically Conditioned to Run to the Door