An auditory stimulus (CS)is first paired with ethanol (UCS)in rats in one context.Once established,the auditory stimulus is then extinguished in a second context.When the rat is placed in the original context,what will occur?
A)The auditory conditioned stimulus will elicit the conditioned response.
B)The auditory conditioned stimulus will not elicit the conditioned response.
C)The auditory stimulus will cause an increase in responding then a decrease.
D)The auditory stimulus will cause a decrease in responding then an increase.

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This scenario describes the renewal effect, where extinction of a conditioned response in a different context does not transfer back to the original context, leading to the conditioned response being elicited again when the subject is returned to the original context.

An Auditory Stimulus (CS)is First Paired with Ethanol (UCS)in Rats