A scientist conditions a dog to salivate in response to the sound of a tone. The researcher continues to present the tone, but gives the dog no food. Eventually, the dog stops salivating to the tone. The dog is demonstrating:

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The dog is showing extinction, which is the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus (tone) is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus (food).

A Scientist Conditions a Dog to Salivate in Response to the Sound