Practice mode Psychology

When Pavlov repeatedly presented the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus, the conditioned response stopped occurring. What is this process called?

Correct answer C. Extinction

Explanation

Extinction is the gradual weakening of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer followed by the unconditioned stimulus, so the association loses its predictive value.

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