Marcia was romantically involved with John. Unfortunately, Marcia eventually discovered that John was being a complete jerk, so she ended the relationship. One day in the mall, she suddenly gets a whiff of the cologne that John always wore. All the former good feelings come pouring back. This is an example of
A) reconditioning.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) discrimination learning.
D) unconditioned response.

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This is a clear example of spontaneous recovery, as the previously extinguished response (feelings for John) re-emerge after encountering a stimulus (John's cologne) that was previously associated with those feelings.

Marcia Was Romantically Involved with John