A Dog Learns to Salivate at the Sound of a Soft

question 28

Multiple Choice

A dog learns to salivate at the sound of a soft buzzer, but not at the sound of a loud buzzer. After training, the dog is presented with buzzers of various volumes. You predict that the dog will salivate
Most in response to a buzzer that is _______.

• A) identical to the CS+
• B) slightly softer than the CS+
• C) slightly louder than the CS+
• D) slightly louder than the CS-

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Marginal Income Tax Rate

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