An animal has stopped salivating in the presence of the CS, but may salivate if a sudden or unexpected
Stimulus is presented. This is known as

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Disinhibition is the temporary recovery of a previously extinguished response due to the presentation of an unexpected or novel stimulus. This sudden stimulus can "disinhibit" the response that had been previously inhibited during extinction. In the case of the animal in the question, the presentation of the unexpected stimulus leads to the animal salivating again despite having previously stopped salivating in the presence of the CS, indicating a case of disinhibition.

An Animal Has Stopped Salivating in the Presence of the CS