Marcia is no longer romantically involved with John as they broke up after a three-year relationship.They have no interaction with each other.One day in the mall, she suddenly gets a whiff of the cologne that John always wore.All the former good feelings come pouring back.The sudden onset of good feelings triggered by the cologne is an example of

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Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a delay. In this scenario, the conditioned response is the positive emotions associated with John, which were extinguished due to the breakup. The whiff of the cologne acts as a conditioned stimulus, which triggers the previously extinguished response, leading to the sudden flood of positive emotions. Therefore, the best answer is B, i.e., spontaneous recovery.

Marcia Is No Longer Romantically Involved with John as They