experimental extinction

Definitions of experimental extinction
  1. noun
    a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
    synonyms: extinction
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    type of:
    conditioning
    a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
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