In classical conditioning, the return of a conditioned response that had been extinguished, after a period of nonexposure to the conditioned stimulus is referred to as:
A)spontaneous recovery
B)extinction
C)conditioned inhibition
D)second-order conditioning

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Spontaneous recovery refers to the reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of nonexposure to the conditioned stimulus. This is a common phenomenon in classical conditioning, where the organism's learned response to a stimulus can reappear even if the stimulus has not been present for a while.

In Classical Conditioning, the Return of a Conditioned Response That