Term: extinction: a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
Candidate hypernym: process: (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents → 1
Candidate hypernym: mange: a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people) → 0
Candidate hypernym: text: a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon → 0
Candidate hypernym: perry: a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider → 0
Candidate hypernym: type: (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon → 0
Candidate hypernym: romanticism: a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization → 0
Candidate hypernym: costumier: someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade) → 0
Candidate hypernym: organza: a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy → 0
Candidate hypernym: ash wednesday: the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance → 0
Candidate hypernym: probation: a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself → 0
Candidate hypernym: inside track: a favorable position in a competition → 0