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extinction
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extinction /ex·tinc·tion/ (eks-tink´shun) in psychology, the disappearance of a conditioned response as a result of nonreinforcement; also, the process by which the disappearance is accomplished.
ex·tinc·tion (k-stngkshn)
n.
Progressive reduction in the strength of the conditioned response in successive conditioning trials during which only the conditioned stimulus is presented and the unconditioned stimulus is omitted. See absorbance.
extinction
the disappearance of a conditioned response as a result of nonreinforcement.
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