After Pavlov's dogs became conditioned to salivate at the sound of the metronome, he experimented with sounding the metronome and then failing to present the dogs with any food right away. Soon they stopped salivating to the sound of the metronome. This represents the process called ________.
A) acquisition
B) testing
C) extinction
D) spontaneous recovery

Question

After Pavlov's dogs became conditioned to salivate at the sound of the metronome, he experimented with sounding the metronome and then failing to present the dogs with any food right away. Soon they stopped salivating to the sound of the metronome. This represents the process called ________.
A) acquisition
B) testing 
C) extinction 
D) spontaneous recovery

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The process of failing to present the dogs with food after sounding the metronome led to the dogs no longer associating the sound of the metronome with the presence of food, which is called extinction.

After Pavlov's Dogs Became Conditioned to Salivate at the Sound