After being bitten by a dog, Jose finds that he feels afraid whenever he sees a dog. He goes for treatment, where he is gradually exposed to dogs, until he can be in the same room with a dog without feeling any fear. Three weeks later, while walking in his neighborhood, Jose hears a dog barking viciously. For a few weeks after this, his fear returns. This shows
A) extinction.
B) stimulus-stimulus expectancy.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) the treatment didn't really work.

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Spontaneous recovery refers to the return of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of rest. In this case, Jose's fear of dogs returns after hearing a dog bark, indicating spontaneous recovery.

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