Susan's daughter was constantly calling "Mommy" throughout the day, until Susan eventually barely noticed her daughter's calls. The next day, when Susan's daughter called "Mommy" for the first time, Susan did hear her. This is an example of:
A) sensitization.
B) associative learning.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) dishabituation.

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Spontaneous recovery refers to the reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus. In this case, Susan's response to her daughter's call had diminished (habituated) but then reappeared after a rest period (overnight), which is characteristic of spontaneous recovery.

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