Three-year-old Josh has been classically conditioned to salivate to a bell.We now clap our hands and then ring the bell.Through _____, little Josh will soon learn to salivate when we clap our hands.
A)the law of effect
B)response chaining
C)higher order conditioning
D)instrumental conditioning

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Higher order conditioning occurs when a neutral stimulus is paired with a conditioned stimulus, creating a second conditioned stimulus. In this scenario, the clap was initially a neutral stimulus, but after being paired with the bell (which was originally paired with food to create salivation), the clap becomes a conditioned stimulus and elicits the same response (salivation) as the bell. Essentially, the clap acts as a signal for the bell, and the association between the two stimuli strengthens over time.

Three-Year-Old Josh Has Been Classically Conditioned to Salivate to a Bell.We