Regarding classical conditioning, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Stimulus generalization helps explain the development of phobias.
B)In extinction, conditioned responses gradually weaken and disappear.
C)By learning to differentiate among related stimuli, animals are able to distinguish between threatening and nonthreatening situations.
D)Stimulus generalization has survival value because it allows animals to generalize learned responses to originally threatening stimuli.
E)Extinguished responses are forgotten if they are not reinforced.

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Extinguished responses are not necessarily forgotten; they may reappear after some time, a phenomenon known as spontaneous recovery. Extinction involves the conditioned response becoming weaker and eventually disappearing when the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus, but this does not mean the learned association is completely forgotten.

Regarding Classical Conditioning, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE