When a conditioned stimulus can predict the nonoccurrence of an unconditioned stimulus, it is referred to as
A) extinction.
B) inhibition.
C) latent inhibition.
D) discrimination.

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Inhibition occurs when a conditioned stimulus predicts the nonoccurrence of an unconditioned stimulus, indicating that the conditioned stimulus signals the absence of the unconditioned stimulus, thus inhibiting the conditioned response.

When a Conditioned Stimulus Can Predict the Nonoccurrence of an Unconditioned