Tanya is allergic to birds. Tanya's friend, Skylar, has a roommate who has birds. Whenever Tanya visits Skylar, Tanya's eyes start to water and itch even before she enters Skylar's apartment. Tanya's watery and itchy eyes persist even after Skylar's roommate and her birds have moved out. After a while, Skylar stops having the allergic reaction before she enters Skylar's house. Then, one day after not visiting Skylar for some time, Tanya's eyes start to water and itch again when she enters Skylar's house. The recurrence of Tanya's allergic reaction is BEST described as:

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Tanya's recurrence of allergic symptoms after a period of not experiencing them, despite the previous extinction of the reaction (when the symptoms stopped after the birds and roommate moved out), is an example of spontaneous recovery. This is a phenomenon in classical conditioning where a previously extinguished response re-emerges after a rest period.

Tanya Is Allergic to Birds