For several months after having an upset stomach on a bumpy airplane ride, Jacqueline experienced a feeling of nausea at the sight of an airplane. However, a year later, she could fly again without distress. Jacqueline's ability to fly again comfortably suggests that her conditioning had undergone which of the following?

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Extinction refers to the gradual weakening of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus (in this case, airplanes) is presented without the unconditioned stimulus (in this case, the upset stomach). Jacqueline's ability to fly again comfortably suggests that her conditioned response of nausea to airplanes had gradually weakened through extinction, allowing her to no longer experience distress while flying.

For Several Months After Having an Upset Stomach on a Bumpy