Question

After a subject has developed a classically conditioned response, an investigator begins presenting the conditioned stimulus by itself. Which of the following is likely to occur?A. extinctionB. stimulus generalizationC. spontaneous recoveryD. acquisition

Answer 1

The answer is A. extinction.

Step-by-step explanation:

The process in which a subject learns the association of the conditioned stimulus with a consequence is called acquisition; on the other hand, when a subject gradually stops making this association, it is called extinction.

In the example, if the conditioned stimulus is shown without any consequence, the subject is likely to stop presenting a conditioned response.