Jean's father occasionally allows her to skip classes. When he stops this practice, Jean starts acting unwell just like she used to when she was younger and wanted to skip classes. In this scenario, Jean's behavior illustrates _____.
A) response induction
B) frustration
C) resurgence
D) spontaneous recovery

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Jean's behavior illustrates resurgence, which occurs when a previously extinguished behavior reappears because a more recently reinforced behavior is no longer effective or is no longer reinforced.

Jean's Father Occasionally Allows Her to Skip Classes