You train your dog Milo to salivate to the sound of a bell.Then you ring the bell every five minutes and don't follow the ringing with food for Milo.He salivates less and less and finally stops salivating at all when the bell rings.But the next morning,when you ring the bell,Milo salivates! What term is used to explain the reappearance of this response?
A)counterconditioning
B)instinctive drift
C)spontaneous recovery
D)stimulus discrimination

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The reappearance of the response (salivation to the sound of the bell) after it had previously been extinguished is known as spontaneous recovery. Counterconditioning refers to the process of replacing an unwanted response (like fear) to a stimulus with a more desirable response (like relaxation). Instinctive drift refers to the tendency of animals to revert to their innate behaviors instead of performing learned behaviors when faced with a difficult or complex task. Stimulus discrimination refers to the ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and to respond differently to each of them.

You Train Your Dog Milo to Salivate to the Sound