After a bad breakup, Scarlett was crying and there was a specific song playing on the radio that made Scarlett cry even more. For the next few months, whenever that song came on the radio, Scarlett would get choked up and teary-eyed. Finally, after about 6 months, Scarlett would hear that particular song and no longer react emotionally. A year later, however, the song came on the radio, and suddenly Scarlett felt herself get choked up again. This latter response is BEST described as:

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This is an example of spontaneous recovery, where a previously extinguished conditioned response reappears after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

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