Aimee has trained her horse Bosker to "whinny" at the sound of a bell and has followed this with the presentation of an apple each time.Bosker seems to automatically whinny every time he hears a bell as he expects an apple.After repeated times where Bosker hears a bell and isn't given an apple,he no longer whinnies at the sound of a bell.What process of conditioning is reflected in this example?
A)Acquisition
B)Spontaneous recovery
C)Extinction
D)Habituation

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Extinction is the process by which a learned response, such as Bosker whinnying at the sound of a bell, is weakened or eliminated because the reinforcement (the apple) is no longer presented after the conditioned stimulus (the sound of the bell). In this case, Bosker no longer whinnies at the sound of a bell because he has learned that he does not receive an apple every time he hears it.

Aimee Has Trained Her Horse Bosker to "Whinny" at the Sound