When a bell that used to signal food is no longer followed by food, the salivation response to the bell will eventually fade. This is called ____________?
A) recall
B) extinction
C) repression
D) short-term memory

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Extinction refers to the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus (in this case, the bell) is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus (food) that originally followed it. This occurs because the association between the two stimuli weakens over time.

When a Bell That Used to Signal Food Is No