After Pavlov's dogs became conditioned to salivate at the sound of the metronome, he experimented with sounding the metronome and then failing to present the dogs with any food right away. Soon they stopped salivating to the sound of the metronome. This represents the process called __________.
A) acquisition
B) testing
C) extinction
D) spontaneous recovery

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Extinction is the process in classical conditioning where the conditioned response becomes weaker and eventually disappears when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus. In this case, the sound of the metronome was repeatedly presented without the presentation of food, causing the dogs to stop salivating to the sound of the metronome.

After Pavlov's Dogs Became Conditioned to Salivate at the Sound