If a classically conditioned response undergoes extinction in an environment which is different from the one in which the response was acquired,the extinguished response will often reappear if the individual is returned to the original environment where acquisition took place.This phenomenon is called
A) second-order conditioning.
B) the renewal effect.
C) stimulus generalization.
D) vicarious conditioning.

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The phenomenon described in the question is known as the renewal effect. It occurs when a classically conditioned response, which has undergone extinction in a different environment, reappears when the individual is returned to the original environment where acquisition of the response occured. This is because the context of learning is an important factor in classical conditioning, and when the individual returns to the original context, the contextual cues associated with the original learning are present and can facilitate the reappearance of the response.

If a Classically Conditioned Response Undergoes Extinction in an Environment