A man remains still as a snake slithers by. Which of the following procedures does this statement illustrate?
A) The conditioned suppression paradigm
B) Inhibitory conditioning
C) Trace conditioning
D) The appetitive conditioning procedure

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The conditioned suppression paradigm involves a neutral stimulus (e.g., a tone) being paired with an aversive stimulus (e.g., a shock). Over time, the neutral stimulus will come to elicit a conditioned response (e.g., freezing) in the absence of the aversive stimulus. In the given statement, the man remains still (conditioned response) as the snake slithers by (neutral stimulus).

A Man Remains Still as a Snake Slithers By