If you ring the bell many times and do not follow it with lemon juice, Johnny's expectancy that the bell will precede the lemon juice will weaken.As it does, he will lose his tendency to salivate when he hears the bell.Thus, _____ has occurred.
A)stimulus generalization
B)extinction
C)spontaneous recovery
D)stimulus discrimination

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Extinction has occurred because the original conditioned response (salivating to the sound of the bell) has ceased due to repeated presentation of the bell without the expected follow-up (lemon juice).

If You Ring the Bell Many Times and Do Not