Suppose Bill volunteers to be part of a decorating committee for a party, and is

given the job of blowing up 100 balloons. After the first dozen or so, none of the
balloons pop, and Bill loses the anxiety response. This would be an example of

(a) extinction (b) acquisition
(c) spontaneous recovery (d) punishment


A

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