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

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Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of an operant response after it has been extinguished. It occurs after a period of time has passed following the extinction, without any further training or reinforcement. Shaping involves gradually reinforcing closer approximations of a desired behavior, stimulus generalization occurs when a response occurs to similar stimuli, and satiation occurs when the subject has become "full" or over-saturated with a reinforcer, leading to a decrease in the response.

The Brief Return of an Operant Response After Its Apparent