When Jane stopped paying attention to her daughter's tantrums, they stopped by the end of the day. However, according to the concept of _____, there is a possibility that her daughter might throw tantrums again the next morning.
A) disinhibition
B) dishabituation
C) spontaneous recovery
D) stimulus discrimination

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This is an example of spontaneous recovery, a phenomenon in classical conditioning where a previously extinguished response re-emerges after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus. In this context, the daughter's tantrums could potentially return after a pause (the end of the day) even though they had stopped when Jane ceased reinforcing them.

When Jane Stopped Paying Attention to Her Daughter's Tantrums, They