Twenty dogs are initially presented with numerous CS-tone/US-footshock pairings.These dogs are then placed in a shuttle box,and movement from one side of the shuttle to the other terminates periodic presentations of the CS tone.No shocks are delivered in the shuttle box.This is an example of
A) a conditioned suppression procedure.
B) an omission training procedure.
C) an acquired drive procedure.
D) a learned helplessness procedure.

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This scenario describes an acquired drive procedure, where the dogs have learned to associate the tone with the shock and are motivated to avoid the tone by moving to the other side of the shuttle box, even though no shocks are delivered in this phase.

Twenty Dogs Are Initially Presented with Numerous CS-Tone/US-Footshock Pairings