In the transfer phase of a preconditioning protocol, if individuals ________ then it can be concluded that an association between S1 and S2 was ________ in the preexposure phase.
A) fail to respond to S2; learned
B) respond to S2 like they have learned to respond to S1; learned
C) fail to respond to S1; learned
D) respond to S2 like they have learned to respond to S1; suppressed

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In the transfer phase of a preconditioning protocol, if individuals respond to S2 in the same way they have learned to respond to S1, it indicates that an association between S1 and S2 was successfully learned during the preexposure phase. This is because the response to S2 demonstrates that the learning about S1 has transferred to S2, suggesting that the individuals have formed an association between the two stimuli.

In the Transfer Phase of a Preconditioning Protocol, If Individuals