Toward the end of a day in which she wrote several exams in a row, Susan felt none of the anxiety that she typically feels during exams. According to the process of _____, she might still feel some degree of anxiety at the start of another test the following week.
A) external inhibition
B) dishabituation
C) spontaneous recovery
D) disinhibition

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Spontaneous recovery refers to the phenomenon where previously extinguished responses reappear after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus. In Susan's case, even though her anxiety seemed to diminish by the end of her exams, it could reappear when she faces a similar situation (like another test) after some time has passed.

Toward the End of a Day in Which She Wrote