A conditioned response that has undergone extinction ____.
A) is more difficult to acquire than one that was never conditioned in the first place
B) will never be exhibited again
C) may spontaneously recover
D) will not spontaneously recover temporarily, but could be reacquired

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When a conditioned response undergoes extinction, it means that the association between the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus has weakened, and the conditioned response is no longer elicited. However, sometimes, after a certain period of time, the conditioned response may spontaneously recover, meaning that it reemerges without any further conditioning. This is known as spontaneous recovery. Therefore, option C is the correct answer. Options A, B, and D are incorrect as they do not accurately reflect what happens during the process of extinction and spontaneous recovery.

A Conditioned Response That Has Undergone Extinction ____