AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Extinction is the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response. Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus returns after a period of absence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Extinction: The gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response.

Detailed explanation-3: -Extinction is the decrease in strength of a learned behavior when the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus (in Pavlovian learning), or when the behavior is no longer reinforced (in operant or instrumental learning).

Detailed explanation-4: -The term “extinction” was first used by Ivan Pavlov in reference to his observation that the conditioned response to a cue that predicted food delivery decreased and eventually disappeared when food no longer followed the cue.

Detailed explanation-5: -The gradual diminishing and eventual disappearance of the conditioned response is called extinction. Extinction can happen to real-life conditioned responses, too.