When the conditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus, the conditioned response will gradually weaken in a process called
A)extinction
B)negative reinforcement
C)discrimination
D)habituation
E)positive reinforcement

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Extinction occurs in classical conditioning when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus, leading to a gradual weakening of the conditioned response.

When the Conditioned Stimulus Is Presented Repeatedly Without the Unconditioned