Cody developed a severe fear of flying when he was piloting a small plane through some severe turbulence. He has been seeing a therapist, and it appears that his fear response has been successfully extinguished. The therapist used a flight simulator to help Cody practise his piloting skills in a safe setting. However, the first time Cody stepped back into a real plane, his fear returned. What phenomenon does this illustrate?

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The renewal effect occurs when a conditioned response that has been extinguished in a different context reappears when the individual is returned to the original context where the conditioning occurred. Cody's fear returning when he stepped back into a real plane illustrates this effect.

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