Which of the following is the weakening of a conditioned response through the removal of the connection between the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus?

a. stimulus generalization.
b. extinction.
c. spontaneous recovery.
d. stimulus discrimination.

ANSWER: b

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