Bill's boss often starts each meeting by criticizing Bill's recent work. This occurs so frequently that Bill walks into each meeting tense, anticipating the criticism. Bill has learned, however, that if his boss starts off the meeting by asking Bill, "how are you today?" he will not be criticizing him that day. Now, whenever his boss asks this question Bill immediately relaxes because he knows the criticism will not occur. This example best illustrates the principle of
A. inhibition.
B. extinction.
C. spontaneous recovery.
D. generalization.
Answer: A
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