Bryn adopted her cat, Minnie, from the local shelter. She feeds Minnie dry food, but the previous owner fed her only canned food. Every time Bryn opens her refrigerator, her new cat comes running. Bryn never gives Minnie food after she opens the refrigerator, however, so eventually the cat stops showing up. Once in a while, though, Minnie will come running when Bryn opens the refrigerator as if food is forthcoming. This reappearance of Minnie's old behavior is called

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Spontaneous recovery refers to the reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus. In this case, Minnie's behavior of running to the refrigerator reappears after it had stopped.

Bryn Adopted Her Cat, Minnie, from the Local Shelter