Presenting the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus will result in
A) reinforcement.
B) generalization.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) extinction.

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Presenting the conditioned stimulus (CS) without the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) will eventually lead to extinction of the conditioned response (CR). This means that the CS no longer elicits the CR, as the association between the CS and UCS has been weakened or eliminated through repeated exposure to the CS without the UCS.

Presenting the Conditioned Stimulus Without the Unconditioned Stimulus Will Result