A dog had been conditioned to salivate to the sound of a bell because of its association with the presentation of food.Later, when exposed to the bell without food for a long period, the dog eventually stopped salivating to the sound of the bell.What is this phenomenon known as?

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Extinction refers to the gradual disappearance of a previously conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus (the bell) is presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus (the food). This process is different from forgetting because the dog still remembers the association between the bell and the food, but the response has been weakened due to the lack of reinforcement. Response fading and stimulus fading are not accurate terms for this phenomenon.

A Dog Had Been Conditioned to Salivate to the Sound