After Pavlov had conditioned a dog to salivate to a tone,he repeatedly sounded the tone without presenting the food.As a result,________ occurred.

A) generalization
B) operant conditioning
C) discrimination
D) extinction

Extinction

In the field of psychology, the slow reduction and final fading of a learned response occurs when the conditioned stimulus isn't combined with the unconditioned stimulus anymore.

Pavlov

Refers to Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist known for his work on classical conditioning, particularly involving the conditioned response of dogs to stimuli.

Tone

In communication, tone refers to the attitude or emotional nuance conveyed in speech or written text.