During the cold winter, you have stopped taking your dog for walks. What's more, your dog has gotten used to the fact that when

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you accidentally rattle his leash, he isn't going for a walk, and subsequently he doesn't come running to the front door. What has occurred

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cricket20 [7] · Answer 1 · 2023-07-14T10:21:13+03:00

An extinction occurred to the dog when its has gotten used to the fact that when you accidentally rattle his leash.

<h3>What is an extinction?</h3>

This refers to the gradual weakening of a conditioned response in an organisms which results in an decreasing behavior.

Hence, because the dog isn't going for a walk, and subsequently he doesn't come running to the front door, an extinction has occurred to it.