After becoming bored with classically conditioning his roommate,Lloyd,to cringe at the sound of a squeaky drawer,Don decides to give Lloyd a break and he repeatedly squeaks the drawer without hitting Lloyd with a ping pong ball.What procedure is Don using?

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Don is using extinction, which refers to the process of gradually reducing or eliminating the conditioned response by repeatedly presenting the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus. In this case, by repeatedly squeaking the drawer without hitting Lloyd with a ping pong ball, Don is trying to eliminate the cringing response that he had previously conditioned in Lloyd.

After Becoming Bored with Classically Conditioning His Roommate,Lloyd,to Cringe at the Sound