Dr.Evil presents the sound of a buzzer to his pet rabbit,and he follows it with the delivery of a small electric shock.After repeated pairings of the buzzer and shock,the rabbit learns to fear the sound of buzzers.Dr.Evil then proceeds to extinguish the rabbit's fear of buzzers.Now suppose that,after extinction,Dr.Evil decides to present the buzzer and shock to the rabbit once again.After only a few pairings,the rabbit will demonstrate ____ and fear the buzzer again.

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Reconditioning occurs when a previously extinguished response is relearned at a faster rate than it was originally learned, which is what happens when the rabbit quickly relearns to fear the buzzer after it is paired again with the shock.

DrEvil Presents the Sound of a Buzzer to His Pet