Marcia and John were married for eleven years before John passed away. Following his death, Marcia left her home and city because everything reminded her of John. Many years later, Marcia happened to meet a man, her new colleague, who smelled of the cologne that John always wore. Even after so many years, Marcia was drawn to this man because he reminded her of John. In this scenario, Marcia’s reawakened feelings are an example of _____ in classical conditioning. Group of answer choicesa. Spontaneous Recoveryb.Learned helplessnessc.Latent learning

Spontaneous recovery in classical conditioning is a phenomenon that was described by Ivan Pavlov. He defines the term as the re-emergence of a conditioned response that has been previously extinguished. In other words it occurs when a conditioned response reappears after a delay or a rest period. In the case of Marcia, the reappearance of the smell of the cologne reminder her of John and she was drawn to her colleague because of this smell.