Spontaneous recovery of extinguished responses in operant conditioning supports the notion that the
A)behavior was not permanently lost.
B)behavior was innate.
C)behavior was forgotten.
D)behavior was not adaptive.

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Spontaneous recovery refers to the sudden reappearance of an extinguished behavior after a period of time has passed. This suggests that the behavior was not permanently lost and could resurface again.

Spontaneous Recovery of Extinguished Responses in Operant Conditioning Supports the Notion