Which of the following scenarios exemplifies spontaneous recovery?
A) Alexis is a former cocaine user. Now that she no longer uses, her hands no longer shake, and her heart no longer pounds when she hears a car pull into her drive, like her dealer used to do in his car.
B) Alexis uses cocaine. She no longer feels quite the same rush as she did when she fist started using.
C) Alexis is a former cocaine user in recovery. After a relapse, though, her hands shake and her heart pounds when she hears a car pull into her drive, like her dealer used to do in his car.
D) Alexis has relapsed on cocaine. She finds that she doesn't need quite as much of the drug to feel its effects as she did immediately before she stopped using the last time.

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Spontaneous recovery refers to the reappearance of a previously extinguished behavior or response after a period of time has passed without reinforcement. In this scenario, Alexis had stopped using cocaine and had extinguished her conditioned response to the sound of a car. However, after a relapse, she experiences the same physiological response again, indicating spontaneous recovery of the previously extinguished response.

Which of the Following Scenarios Exemplifies Spontaneous Recovery