A Researcher in a Classical Conditioning Experiment First Conditions a Dog

question 12

Multiple Choice

A researcher in a classical conditioning experiment first conditions a dog to salivate in response to the presentation of a red circle. After this response has been established, she presents a light immediately before she displays the red circle and after several trials, the light comes to trigger the salivation response. This example best demonstrates the
Process of:

• A) stimulus generalization.
• B) backward pairing of the conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus.
• C) higher-order conditioning.
• D) discrimination.