Example of Spontaneous Recovery: Tiger the Cat

Example of Classical Conditioning Processes: The Ice Cream Truck

For several months, a cat was fed immediately after hearing the sound of a particular squeaky cabinet door opening. The cat learned to run to its food bowl as soon as it heard the squeak. The owner then moved the cat's food to a different, silent cabinet. For the next few weeks, the cat would hear the squeaky door open but receive no food, and it eventually stopped running to the bowl. After the owner returned from a two-week vacation, they accidentally opened the old squeaky cabinet, and the cat immediately darted to its food bowl. Which principle of learning does the cat's behavior upon the owner's return best demonstrate?

Spontaneous Recovery in Pavlov's Dogs

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Ice Cream Truck Example of Spontaneous Recovery