Suppose we condition a rabbit to give an eyeblink response to a tone.If we then present both a tone and a light together followed by a puff of air to eyes,the rabbit will not blink in response to the light.This demonstrates:
A)homeostasis.
B)extinction.
C)spontaneous recovery.
D)blocking.

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This scenario demonstrates the concept of blocking, where a previously learned association (in this case, between the tone and the eyeblink response) blocks the formation of a new association (between the light and the eyeblink response) when presented together with the previously learned cue. Thus, the rabbit does not exhibit a response to the light. This is different from extinction, where the previously learned association is weakened over time through repeated presentations without reinforcement. Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus. Homeostasis is unrelated to classical conditioning.

Suppose We Condition a Rabbit to Give an Eyeblink Response