When the CS is repeatedly presented in the absence of the UCS (food, in this case), the CR will "die out" in a process called

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Extinction is the process by which a previously conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as the conditioned stimulus (CS) is presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus (UCS). This process is sometimes referred to as "unlearning." The other options are not accurate descriptions of this process.

When the CS Is Repeatedly Presented in the Absence of the UCS