Molly trains her cat to greet her when she comes home by pairing her entry into the house with a treat for the cat. However, once the cat is trained fully, Molly starts to worry that the cat might dart out the front door, so Molly stops rewarding the cat with a treat. Eventually, the cat stops greeting Molly at the door. Which classical conditioning process occurs when the cat stops greeting Molly at the door?
a. Habituation
b. Aversion
c. Extinction
d. Spontaneous recovery
c. Extinction
Extinction is the classical conditioning process that occurred when the cat stops greeting Molly at the door.
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