Anthony classically conditioned his cat to purr whenever the phone rang.One day,the phone rang for nearly two hours straight when Anthony wasn't home,and the cat's conditioned purring response underwent extinction.Today,the response has spontaneously recovered,but what should Anthony expect if the conditioned purring response were to undergo extinction again

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When a response undergoes spontaneous recovery, it means that the response has not been completely extinguished but rather suppressed. Therefore, if the conditioned purring response were to undergo extinction again, it would take less time to extinguish than it took for the original extinction because the response has already been partially extinguished.

Anthony Classically Conditioned His Cat to Purr Whenever the Phone