What is likely to occur in the testing phase of a Pavlovian instrumental transfer experiment?
A)A conditional stimulus that had previously been trained in a compound is presented alone.
B)A conditional stimulus is presented while an organism is engaged in an instrumental behavior.
C)A conditional response is recorded as an organism makes an instrumental response.
D)An unconditional stimulus is presented while an organism is making a conditional response.

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The testing phase of a Pavlovian instrumental transfer experiment involves presenting a conditioned stimulus while the organism is engaged in an instrumental behavior. This is done to measure the extent to which the presence of the conditioned stimulus affects the rate or vigor of the instrumental response.

What Is Likely to Occur in the Testing Phase of a Pavlovian