Suppose an animal first receives tone-shock pairings in one chamber,and then learns to jump over a barrier to escape a shock in a shuttle box.If the tone is now presented in the shuttle box,the likely result is
A)an increase in the rate at which the dog jumps over the barrier
B)a decrease in the rate at which the dog jumps over the barrier
C)no change in the rate of jumping
D)conditioned suppression

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The animal has learned to associate the tone with the shock through classical conditioning in the first chamber. When the tone is presented in the shuttle box, it acts as a conditioned stimulus, signaling that a shock is imminent. This would likely increase the animal's motivation to escape the shock by jumping over the barrier more quickly, hence an increase in the rate at which the animal jumps over the barrier.

Suppose an Animal First Receives Tone-Shock Pairings in One Chamber,and