A Group of Dogs Is Taught to Salivate to the Ringing

question 36

Multiple Choice

A group of dogs is taught to salivate to the ringing of a bell by pairing the sound of the bell with the presentation of meat. Once the dogs have been conditioned to the sound of the bell, a black square is presented each time the bell is rung. Soon, the dogs are salivating to the presentation of the black square without it being paired to the presentation of the bell. This is an example of ________.

• A) operant conditioning
• B) higher order conditioning
• C) backward conditioning
• D) response generalization

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Definitions:

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