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Extinction and Spontaneous Recovery
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What is extinction in the context of operant conditioning?
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The gradual decrease in the frequency of a conditioned response due to the absence of reinforcement.
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Extinction is the process by which a conditioned response gradually decreases in frequency and eventually disappears due to the absence of reinforcement.