Understanding Extinction and Spontaneous Recovery
Extinction happens when something you learned starts to fade away. This usually occurs when you don't get the reward or response you used to get. It’s important because it helps us understand something called spontaneous recovery.
How Fast Does Extinction Happen? About half (50%) of the things we learned may come back after taking a break once we stop getting rewards.
What About Recovery? Research shows that if you wait a little while after extinction, around 60-80% of the learned responses can come back. This depends on how long you wait before trying to recall what you learned.
In short, extinction affects how likely it is for us to remember things we used to know and how strong that memory is.
Understanding Extinction and Spontaneous Recovery
Extinction happens when something you learned starts to fade away. This usually occurs when you don't get the reward or response you used to get. It’s important because it helps us understand something called spontaneous recovery.
How Fast Does Extinction Happen? About half (50%) of the things we learned may come back after taking a break once we stop getting rewards.
What About Recovery? Research shows that if you wait a little while after extinction, around 60-80% of the learned responses can come back. This depends on how long you wait before trying to recall what you learned.
In short, extinction affects how likely it is for us to remember things we used to know and how strong that memory is.