A student who has completed treatment for test anxiety visits her teacher for some tutoring. The teacher asks questions about the material that the student is not prepared to answer, and the student becomes flustered and embarrassed. When the student takes the next scheduled quiz, she may experience a bout of test anxiety due to _______ of the anxiety that was aroused during the tutoring session.

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Reinstatement refers to the return of a conditioned response (in this case, test anxiety) following a rest period after extinction or reduction of the response, triggered by a related stressful situation (like the embarrassing tutoring session).

A Student Who Has Completed Treatment for Test Anxiety Visits