Which of the following classical conditioning phenomena is thought of as illustrating a case of purely S-S learning because the CS that elicits a response is never paired with an O?
A) Stimulus generalization
B) Second-order conditioning
C) Sensory preconditioning
D) Conditioned emotional responding

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Sensory preconditioning involves a scenario where two neutral stimuli are presented together before one of them is paired with an unconditioned stimulus (US) to create a conditioned stimulus (CS). The other initially neutral stimulus, which was never directly paired with the US, can also elicit a conditioned response (CR) due to its association with the CS. This phenomenon illustrates S-S (stimulus-stimulus) learning because the response to the second stimulus is based on its association with the first stimulus, not a direct pairing with the unconditioned stimulus.

Which of the Following Classical Conditioning Phenomena Is Thought of as Illustrating