You are trying to train a dog to salivate at the sound of a tone. Which of the following procedures would be the WORST to use?
A)Forward short-delay pairing
B)Forward trace pairing
C)Simultaneous pairing
D)Backward pairing
E)All are equally effective.

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Backward pairing, where the unconditioned stimulus (e.g., food) is presented before the conditioned stimulus (e.g., tone), is generally the least effective method for conditioning because it does not follow the natural order of events that the animal can easily learn from.

You Are Trying to Train a Dog to Salivate at the Sound