In anticipation of going outside, Tara's dog started to wag his tail at the sound of the leash being picked up. Now Tara's dog has also started to wag his tail at the sound of the closet door being opened, where the leash is stored. The dog wagging his tail in response to the closet door being opened BEST exemplifies:

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The dog has learned to associate the sound of the closet door, where the leash is stored, with the act of going outside. This is an example of higher-order conditioning, where a stimulus that was originally neutral (the sound of the closet door) becomes a conditioned stimulus through its association with another conditioned stimulus (the sound of the leash).

In Anticipation of Going Outside, Tara's Dog Started to Wag