Peter Was Attacked by a Black Cat When He Was

Multiple Choice

Peter was attacked by a black cat when he was young. Due to this, he developed a fear of cats. A few years later, his parents got him a black kitten, and his fear gradually extinguished. On his way to work one day, he saw a black cat running toward him and felt his old fear resurfacing. In this scenario, the recurrence of Peter's fear of cats is known as ________.

A) regularization
B) systemic desensitization
C) spontaneous recovery
D) counterconditioning