A sensory preconditioning experiment begins with the pairing of
A) two NSs.
B) two CSs.
C) an NS and a CS.
D) an NS and a US.

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In a sensory preconditioning experiment, two neutral stimuli (NSs) are paired together before one of them is paired with an unconditioned stimulus (US) to create a conditioned stimulus (CS). This process demonstrates that the association between the two NSs can lead to a conditioned response even though only one of them was directly paired with the US.

A Sensory Preconditioning Experiment Begins with the Pairing of