In Pavlovian conditioning,if two different tones are randomly presented many times each,but only one of the tones is reinforced each time by the presentation of food powder,a process called ________________gradually occurs so that only the reinforced tone retains the capacity to elicit a conditioned salivary response.

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The process described is differentiation or discrimination, where the organism learns to differentiate between the two tones and only responds to the reinforced tone. Extinction refers to the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus. Generalization refers to the tendency to respond to stimuli that are similar, but not identical, to the original conditioned stimulus. Backwards conditioning refers to a situation in which the unconditioned stimulus occurs before the conditioned stimulus, which is not the case in this scenario.

In Pavlovian Conditioning,if Two Different Tones Are Randomly Presented Many