Although Shera has not had any alcohol in 25 years,she will occasionally experience a slight craving. This experience,which is somewhat similar to the cravings she experienced when she drank regularly,is called ____.

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Although Shera has not had any alcohol in 25 years,she will occasionally experience a slight craving.  This experience,which is somewhat similar to the cravings she experienced when she drank regularly,is called ____.

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Spontaneous recovery is defined as the reappearance of an extinguished behavior after a period of rest or non-exposure to the conditioned stimulus. In this case, Shera has not had alcohol in 25 years, but occasionally experiences slight cravings, which is similar to the cravings she experienced when she drank regularly. This suggests that her craving behavior has undergone extinction but is now showing spontaneous recovery. The other options (acquisition, stimulus discrimination, and stimulus revisitation) do not fit the scenario described in the question.

Although Shera Has Not Had Any Alcohol in 25 Years,she