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Extinction

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus

polysemous

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unclassified

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
defunctnessexperimental extinctionexterminationextinctextinguishingnonextantquenching
plural
Extinctions
possessive
Extinction's
pluralpossessive
Extinctions'