If a tone regularly signals food and produces salivation, then a light that becomes associated with the tone may also begin to trigger salivation. This best illustrates

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This scenario of a light triggering salivation because it has become associated with the tone (which originally signaled food) is an example of higher-order conditioning. In this process, a neutral stimulus (the light) becomes associated with a conditioned stimulus (the tone) and can then produce a conditioned response (salivation).

If a Tone Regularly Signals Food and Produces Salivation, Then