Sally was terribly afraid of cats before going into therapy.Over several trips to a psychologist's office, the psychologist was able to extinguish her fear of cats.However, when she returned home after the last session, a cat was waiting on her porch, and she panicked.This is likely due to the therapist forgetting about
A)restoration effects.
B)flooding effects.
C)renewal effects.
D)frustration effects.

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The phenomenon where a fear response returns in a previously extinct situation, such as in this case when Sally encountered a cat on her porch after therapy, is known as renewal effects. This may happen because the extinction learning is context dependent and the therapist may not have exposed Sally to cats in her actual environment during therapy sessions, leading to the fear response returning in the real world context.

Sally Was Terribly Afraid of Cats Before Going into Therapy