Following conditioning, repeated presentations of the conditioned stimulus in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus will lead to a reduction and eventually a disappearance of the conditioned response. This phenomenon is referred to as
A) spontaneous recovery.
B) generalization.
C) acquisition.
D) extinction.

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Extinction refers to the process of gradually weakening and eventually eliminating a conditioned response by presenting the conditioned stimulus repeatedly without the presence of the unconditioned stimulus.

Following Conditioning, Repeated Presentations of the Conditioned Stimulus in the Absence