AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Spontaneous recovery can be defined as the reappearance of the conditioned response after a rest period or period of lessened response. If the conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus are no longer associated, extinction will occur very rapidly after a spontaneous recovery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Spontaneous recovery: The reappearance of a learned response after its apparent extinction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Extinction and Spontaneous Recovery With extinction, the behavior ceases when the conditioned stimulus is presented, or the behavior becomes sporadic when the stimulus is present. Spontaneous recovery can only happen after extinction and usually follows a rest period where no stimuli are presented.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spontaneous recovery is typically defined as the reemergence of conditioned responding to an extinguished conditioned stimulus (CS) with the passage of time since extinction.