Suppose one pairs a light and a tone in the first phase of a sensory preconditioning paradigm. If one then pairs just the light with a food pellet, such that the light elicits a salivation response, the tone presented alone will:
A) elicit no response.
B) elicit salivation only if the light is presented at the same time.
C) suppress salivation.
D) also elicit salivation.

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In a sensory preconditioning paradigm, when a neutral stimulus (tone) is paired with another neutral stimulus (light) which later becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus (food pellet), the first neutral stimulus (tone) can also elicit the conditioned response (salivation) even when presented alone. This is because the animal has learned an association between the two neutral stimuli before one of them was paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Suppose One Pairs a Light and a Tone in the First