Spontaneous recovery describes
A) the initial stages of learning a conditioned response.
B) the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response.
C) the reappearance of an extinguished response after a period of nonexposure to the conditioned stimulus.
D) a situation in which a conditioned stimulus functions as if it were an unconditioned stimulus.

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Spontaneous recovery refers to the reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response after a period of time without exposure to the conditioned stimulus. This suggests that extinction does not erase the conditioned response completely, but rather suppresses it.

Spontaneous Recovery Describes