A renewal of a response which has been reinforced and then stifled in an interval of extinction for another, secondarily learned response.
RESURGENCE: "In a display of resurgence, his habit became prominent again."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "RESURGENCE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/resurgence/ (accessed July 1, 2022).