In an experiment on classical conditioning, the training may go through three steps. If so, the only possible order of those steps is:

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The correct order of steps in classical conditioning is acquisition (initial learning), followed by extinction (reducing the conditioned response through repeated exposure to the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus), and then spontaneous recovery (the reappearance of the conditioned response after a period of rest or time has passed). This is the only sequence of steps that follows this order. Option B is incorrect because spontaneous recovery occurs after extinction, not before it. Option C is incorrect because extinction cannot come after acquisition. Option D is incorrect because spontaneous recovery always follows extinction.

In an Experiment on Classical Conditioning, the Training May Go