Which phenomenon supports the theory that extinction is not a form of forgetting?
A)conditioned emotional responding
B)spontaneous recovery
C)discrimination
D)generalization

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Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of a response that had been extinguished after a period of time without additional training. It supports the theory that extinction is not a form of forgetting because if extinction was forgetting, there would not be any spontaneous recovery. Instead, the behavior would be permanently gone. The other options (conditioned emotional responding, discrimination, generalization) do not directly relate to the question of whether extinction is a form of forgetting.

Which Phenomenon Supports the Theory That Extinction Is Not a Form