After Pavlov trained his dogs to respond to the sound of a bell by salivating,he might have decided to show the dogs a striped handkerchief each time he rang the bell.Eventually,the handkerchief would have been able to cause the dogs to salivate,even if the bell was not sounded.This is an example of _________ conditioning.
A) graduated
B) tertiary
C) second-order
D) elevated

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This is an example of second-order conditioning, also known as higher-order conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (the handkerchief) becomes associated with a conditioned stimulus (the bell) and is able to elicit a conditioned response (salivation) on its own, even without the original conditioned stimulus being present. Graduated conditioning refers to a method of systematically increasing the intensity of a stimulus during conditioning, tertiary conditioning is not a recognized term in classical conditioning, and elevated conditioning is not a commonly used term in psychology.

After Pavlov Trained His Dogs to Respond to the Sound