Inhibitory conditioning is most likely to result from
A)simultaneous conditioning
B)short-delay conditioning
C)long-delay conditioning
D)backward conditioning

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Inhibitory conditioning occurs when a conditioned stimulus (CS) predicts the non-occurrence of an unconditioned stimulus (US). Backward conditioning involves presenting the US before the CS, which can result in inhibitory conditioning because the CS predicts the absence of the US. Simultaneous and short-delay conditioning involve presenting the CS and US at the same time or with a short delay, neither of which are likely to result in inhibitory conditioning. Long-delay conditioning involves presenting the CS before the US with a long delay, which is more likely to result in excitatory conditioning where the CS predicts the occurrence of the US.

Inhibitory Conditioning Is Most Likely to Result from