After a scary biking accident,Alex extinguished his conditioned fear of bikes by cycling on a safe biking trail every day for a week.The reappearance of his previously extinguished fear when he rode a bike on the same trail two weeks later best illustrates
A) discrimination.
B) operant behavior.
C) generalization.
D) spontaneous recovery.

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Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response after a period of rest or time has passed. In this case, Alex's fear of biking reappeared after two weeks of not riding on the safe biking trail, indicating spontaneous recovery. Discrimination refers to the ability to distinguish between similar stimuli and respond differently to them, operant behavior involves learning through consequences, and generalization refers to the tendency to respond to similar stimuli in the same way as the original conditioned stimulus.

After a Scary Biking Accident,Alex Extinguished His Conditioned Fear of Bikes