In Pavlovian conditioning,if two different tones are randomly presented many times each but only one of the tones is reinforced each time by the presentation of food powder,a process called __________ gradually occurs so that only the reinforced tone retains the capacity to elicit a conditioned salivary response.

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The process described in the scenario is called differentiation, where one stimulus (the reinforced tone) is distinguished from the other stimulus and is the only one capable of eliciting a conditioned response. Extinction refers to the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus. Backwards conditioning occurs when the unconditioned stimulus is presented before the conditioned stimulus. Generalization occurs when a similar stimulus to the conditioned stimulus also elicits the conditioned response. None of these other options accurately describe the process occurring in the scenario.

In Pavlovian Conditioning,if Two Different Tones Are Randomly Presented Many