the reappearance of a conditioned response after an operant has been taken away. See extinction.
SPONTANEOUS RECOVERY: "In spontaneous recovery a conditioned response will appear after conditioning is taken away."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "SPONTANEOUS RECOVERY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/spontaneous-recovery/ (accessed May 28, 2022).