Grayson's dog salivates each time he hears the fridge door open. Grayson decides to try an experiment. He sets up several trials where his dog salivates upon hearing the fridge door open but does not receive any food. As a result, the dog stops salivating when the fridge door is opened. What happened?

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Extinction has occurred because Grayson's dog no longer associates the sound of the fridge door opening with the delivery of food. Grayson intentionally withheld the food pairing with the sound, which eventually led to the cessation of the salivation response.

Grayson's Dog Salivates Each Time He Hears the Fridge Door