After Pavlov's dogs became conditioned to salivate at the sound of the metronome,he experimented with sounding the metronome but not presenting the meat powder to the dogs.Soon they stopped salivating to the sound of the metronome.This represents the process called _____.
A)acquisition
B)testing
C)extinction
D)spontaneous recovery

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The process described in the scenario, i.e., the dogs stopping to salivate at the sound of the metronome when it was repeatedly sounded without presenting the meat powder, represents the process of extinction in classical conditioning.

After Pavlov's Dogs Became Conditioned to Salivate at the Sound