You train your dog, Milo, to salivate at the sound of a bell. Then you ring the bell every five minutes and don't follow the ringing with food for Milo. He salivates less and less and finally stops salivating at all when the bell rings. But the next morning, when you ring the bell, Milo salivates! What term is used to explain the reappearance of this response?

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Spontaneous Recovery is the term used to explain the reappearance of the response after it had been extinct. It occurs when there is a rest period after the response has been extinct. This rest period allows the organism to recover and produce the response again when the conditioned stimulus is presented.

You Train Your Dog, Milo, to Salivate at the Sound