Practice mode Psychology

What happens when the conditioned stimulus (CS) is presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus (UCS)?

Correct answer C. Extinction

Explanation

Without the UCS following it, the CS stops predicting anything, so the conditioned response weakens and eventually disappears, a process Pavlov called extinction.

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