AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

HOW WE LEARN AND CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The phenomenon of spontaneous recovery suggests that
A
extinction does not erase learned association, it’s only suppresses or interferes with conditioned response
B
classical conditioning can only be used to condition biologically meaningful responses
C
once a conditioned response has been extinguished, the person will also stop responding to other stimuli that are similar
D
when a conditioned response is extinguished, higher-order rssponses replace the original response
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Spontaneous recovery is a phenomenon of learning and memory that was first named and described by Ivan Pavlov in his studies of classical (Pavlovian) conditioning. In that context, it refers to the re-emergence of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a delay.

Detailed explanation-2: -Spontaneous recovery refers to the sudden reappearance of a previously extinct conditioned response after the unconditioned stimulus has been removed for some time. This phenomenon can occur after these two types of conditioning have taken place.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement is TRUE about spontaneous recovery? A. Spontaneous recovery suggests that the organism has forgotten about the connection between the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli.

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