Question

A couple broke up several years ago and no longer feels any romantic feelings toward one another. This couple has a chance encounter years later, the romantic feelings start to reappear. This is an example of ______________.

Answer 1

Answer:

spontaneous recovery.

Explanation:

• Spontaneous recovery is a psychological process that refers to the re-emergence of a behavior after a period of time. It was best researched and studied by Ivan Pavlov in his research called the 'classical conditioning'.
• It has been observed that these sudden re-emergence of behaviors which were thought to have extincted recover after a period of time when similar stimulus are triggered in the future.
• Thus, when the couple who broke up several years ago encounters years later, their feelings start to reappear due to spontaneous recovery.