For months after he was involved in a very serious car accident,Micah would cringe when he drove past the site where the accident took place.Over time,however,that response to the bad memory started to fade away,and after about a year his "jitters" had disappeared completely.The process by which a learned response fades away is called __________.
A) extinction
B) unlearning
C) conditioned diminishing
D) unconditioned diminuation

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The process by which a learned response fades away is called extinction. This is when a behavior or response that was previously reinforced (in this case, the fear response to driving by the accident site) is no longer reinforced, leading to a decrease in the behavior or response over time. This can occur naturally or through intentional efforts to unlearn the response.

For Months After He Was Involved in a Very Serious