Tuyet had successfully used extinction to eliminate her son's temper tantrums. However, several weeks later, her son threw another temper tantrum. Tuyet should be advised that
A)she should have used an intermittent punishment schedule to stop the temper tantrums.
B)spontaneous recoveries do occur and to continue ignoring the tantrums.
C)she should have used negative reinforcement to stop the temper tantrums.
D)her child will outgrow the tantrums in a few years.

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Spontaneous recovery is a phenomenon where behaviors that were previously extinguished reappear even without reinforcement. Tuyet should continue with the extinction strategy (ignoring the tantrums) as advised for such cases.

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