Pavlov Conditioned a Dog to Salivate at a Metronome Sound

question 391

Multiple Choice

Pavlov conditioned a dog to salivate at a metronome sound that was paired with a meat stimulus. After the CS-UCS connection was strongly established, Pavlov then presented the dog with several flashes of a light followed by the metronome sound. After a few days, when the light flashes were presented by themselves, the dog salivated. This is an example of __________.

• A) higher-order conditioning
• B) neoclassical conditioning
• C) generalization
• D) operant conditioning

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