In the first phase of an experiment,food is given to a dog and it salivates.In the second phase,a light is turned on,the food is given,and the dog salivates.After several pairings,every time the light is turned on,the dog salivates.After continual pairings with the light,the salivation begins to decrease and ultimately goes to zero.The dog is then taken out of the experimental chamber and placed in its home pen.The following day it is placed back in the experimental chamber and the conditioned stimulus is presented again.How much salvation will occur?
A)No salvation will occur.
B)The salvation will remain the same as it originally was.
C)The salivation will occur but not at the rate it originally was.
D)There will be more salvation than there originally was.

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This scenario describes the process of extinction and spontaneous recovery in classical conditioning. After extinction, the conditioned response (salivation) decreases, but when the dog is reintroduced to the conditioned stimulus (light) after a break, some salivation may occur, though not at the original rate.

In the First Phase of an Experiment,food Is Given to a Dog