An Experimenter Wants to Test the Level of Pavlovian Conditioning

question 26

Multiple Choice

An experimenter wants to test the level of Pavlovian conditioning that can be obtained via pairing a tone (the CS) with an electric shock (the US) . If, before beginning the actual CS-US pairings, the experimenter presents the tone by itself for several trials, what is likely to occur later during the actual CS-US pairings?

• A) the learning of the association between the CS and US will occur as if CS-only presentations never happened
• B) the learning of the association between the CS and US will be inhibited
• C) the learning of the association between the CS and US will occur at a much faster rate than if CS-only presentations never happened
• D) none of the above

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