To Pavlov, the existence of spontaneous recovery indicated that extinction is NOT simply a process of
A) inhibition.
B) suppression.
C) unlearning.
D) Both a and b are correct.

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Spontaneous recovery, where a previously extinguished response reappears after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus, suggests that the original learning is not unlearned but rather inhibited or suppressed, indicating that extinction does not erase the learned association.

To Pavlov, the Existence of Spontaneous Recovery Indicated That Extinction