Sniffy, the rat, has been taught to press a bar in a cage to receive food. The behavior disappears, though, when Sniffy stops receiving food following bar-pressing. Several days later, Sniffy is placed in the cage again, and he immediately began to press the bar. The reappearance of this response is called ____.?
a. ?reconditioning
b. ?acquisition
c. ?instantaneous learning
d. ?spontaneous recovery
ANSWER:
d
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