Spontaneous recovery refers to the
A) expression of learning that had occurred earlier but had not been expressed because of lack of incentive.
B) organism's tendency to respond spontaneously to stimuli similar to the CS as though they were the CS.
C) repetition of operant behaviors that are rewarded.
D) reappearance,after a pause,of an extinguished conditioned response.

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Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response after a period of time has passed. This is because the original association between the conditioned stimulus (CS) and the unconditioned stimulus (US) is not completely erased during extinction. Instead, it becomes suppressed or inhibited, and can be retrieved later on.

Spontaneous Recovery Refers to the