You have classically conditioned your 3-year-old niece to shut her eyes in anticipation of a puff of air.However,she has since learned that the CS no longer predicts the UCS and has experienced extinction.What has happened?
A) She no longer shuts her eyes in response to the CS.
B) She no longer shuts her eyes in response to the UCS.
C) She shuts her eyes more rapidly now in response to the CS.
D) She no longer shuts her eyes in response to the UCR.

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Extinction occurs when the CS is repeatedly presented without the UCS. In this case, the niece has learned that the CS no longer predicts the UCS, so she will eventually stop responding (i.e. no longer shut her eyes) to the CS. Option A correctly states that she no longer shuts her eyes in response to the CS.

You Have Classically Conditioned Your 3-Year-Old Niece to Shut Her