Question

A girl has been hit by the school bully and is afraid to go to school. During summer recess her fear of going to school decreases and she is eager to go back. However, the first day back to school her fear returns once again. The reappearance of her fear is an example of:_______

a. savings.
b. extinction.
c. stimulus generalization.
d. spontaneous recovery.

Answer 1

Answer:Spontaneous recovery

Step-by-step explanation:

Spontaneous recovery is a resurfacing of a behavior that was believed to have been extinct.This is explained through operant and classical conditioning.

A conditioned response comes back after a significant period when it was gone. A conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus are brought back when the girl is going back to school, school is associated with this bully and going back to school triggers the conditioned response from the conditioned stimulus which is school.