An animal trainer is conditioning an elephant to startle at the sound of a trombone. Every time she plays the trombone, she then shows the elephant a mouse, which startles the elephant. Eventually, the elephant startles at just the sound of the trombone. However, after playing the trombone 10 more times, without a mouse appearing, the elephant exhibits no response. The lack of a response is an

example of:

A) generalization.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) acquisition.
D) extinction.


D) extinction.

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