Ashley grew up fearing clowns because of an incident early in her life. Although it took several years before the fear disappeared completely, she can now enjoy the entertainment that clowns offer. Her fear of clowns has undergone .

A. dismissal
B. dishabituation
C. extinction
D. stimulus generalization

C.

Explanation:

Fear extinction is the process of countering the fear-conditioned response.

According to the experiment of Little Albert, a person's fear becomes a conditioned response when neutral stimulus was added with the unconditioned stimulus.

To eliminate the conditioned response of fear, the psychologists create a scenario that exposes the person to fear-eliciting cue but eliminates aversive events. This process is called fear extinction.

In the given scenario, the disappearing of Ashley's fear of clowns over the period is an example of fear extinction.

So, the correct answer is extinction.

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