The prevention of learning that occurs with a neutral CS when it is conditioned in the presence of a previously conditioned CS, is termed
A) inhibitory conditioning.
B) blocking.
C) excitatory conditioning.
D) extinction.
E) attenuation.

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Blocking occurs when a neutral stimulus is presented along with a previously conditioned stimulus, and the neutral stimulus does not become conditioned because the conditioned stimulus already predicts the unconditioned stimulus. This prevents the neutral stimulus from eliciting a conditioned response.

The Prevention of Learning That Occurs with a Neutral CS