extinction burst

noun

A sudden, temporary increase in a conditioned reflex while it is otherwise declining in frequency and before it reaches the point of extinction.

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Meanings

nounextinction burst (plural extinction bursts)

plural extinction bursts

  1. human sciencesA sudden, temporary increase in a conditioned reflex while it is otherwise declining in frequency and before it reaches the point of extinction.
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