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After a scary biking accident, Alex extinguished his conditioned fear of bikes by cycling on a safe biking trail every day for a week. Alex now feels safe riding his bike. Two weeks later, he suddenly feels afraid again while riding his bike. The reappearance of his previously extinguished fear when he rode a bike on the same trail two weeks later best illustrates

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spontaneous recovery

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Spontaneous recovery is a term associated with learning and conditioning, spontaneous recovery is also the reappearance of a response that is a conditioned response that had been extinguished. The recovery can occur after a period of non exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

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