The reappearance of a learned response after extinction has occurred is called ________.

A) counterconditioning
B) instinctive drift
C) spontaneous recovery
D) stimulus discrimination

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Counterconditioning

A behavioral therapy technique that involves the conditioning of an unwanted behavior or response to a stimulus into a desired behavior by associating the stimulus with a new, incompatible response.

Instinctive Drift

The phenomenon whereby an animal's conditioned responses revert to instinctual behaviors, interfering with learned behaviors.