Dee Dee taught his dog Max to play dead whenever he made the sound of a gun being fired. After a while, Dee Dee got bored with the trick and allowed Max's behavior to extinguish. However, while Dee Dee was watching TV several months later, a small child on the TV began making the sound of a gun with his mouth. Upon hearing the sound, Max rolled over and played dead. Which principle of classical conditioning does this example illustrate?
A. Spontaneous recovery
B. Higher-order conditioning
C. Extinction
D. Stimulus generalization
Answer: A
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