Your dog Samantha has learned to salivate to the dinner bell.However, if Sam does not receive any food after hearing the bell for several days, _____ will most likely occur.
A)instrumental learning
B)stimulus generalization
C)shaping
D)extinction

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Extinction is the gradual disappearance of a learned response when the conditioned stimulus (dinner bell) is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus (food). Therefore, if Samantha does not receive any food after hearing the dinner bell for several days, extinction is the most likely outcome.

Your Dog Samantha Has Learned to Salivate to the Dinner