From the behaviorist perspective, the term "extinction" refers to
A) a species of animal dying out.
B) the decrease of a conditioned response when it is no longer paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
C) someone holding back from doing a behavior that he or she really wants to do.
D) the spreading of a conditioned response to multiple stimuli.
B
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a. examined b. demonstrated c. overcome d. inevitable