Continuing to pair a specific CS and US, but periodically presenting stimuli similar to the CS and not pairing them with the US, should result in

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Stimulus discrimination occurs when an organism learns to respond differently to various stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus (CS), especially when those similar stimuli are not paired with the unconditioned stimulus (US). This process helps the organism distinguish between the original CS that predicts the US and other similar stimuli that do not.

Continuing to Pair a Specific CS and US, but Periodically