Question

proctoring enabled chapter 6 - quiz (proctored)15extinction in classical conditioning ismultiple choicethe strengthening of the relationship between a conditioned stimulus and a conditioned responsethe process by which an individual learns to imitate behavior by observingthe weakening of the conditioned response when the unconditioned stimulus is absentthe process by which a conditioned response can recur after a time delay, without further conditioning

Explanation:

Extinction in classical conditioning refers to the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response. This occurs when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus that originally paired with it to create the conditioned response.

Answer:

C. the weakening of the conditioned response when the unconditioned stimulus is absent