Long after her conditioned fear of dogs had been extinguished,Marcy experienced an unexpected surge of nervousness when first shown her cousin's new cocker spaniel.Her unexpected nervousness best illustrates
A) discrimination.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) observational learning.
D) an unconditioned response.

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Spontaneous recovery refers to the reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response after a rest period. In this scenario, Marcy had previously undergone extinction of her fear of dogs, but she experienced a surge of nervousness when encountering her cousin's new cocker spaniel. This suggests that her fear response had not been completely extinguished and that there was some spontaneous recovery of the conditioned response.

Long After Her Conditioned Fear of Dogs Had Been Extinguished,Marcy