The weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response is called:
A)extinction.
B)counterconditioning.
C)discrimination.
D)instinctive drift.

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Extinction is the process of weakening or eliminating a learned response by discontinuing the reinforcement that had been maintaining it, resulting in a decline or disappearance of the response. The other choices are not related to the weakening or disappearance of a learned response.

The Weakening and Eventual Disappearance of a Learned Response Is