Suppose we pair a light and a tone in the first phase of a sensory preconditioning paradigm.If we then pair just the light with a food pellet,such that the light elicits a salivation response,the tone presented alone will:
A)elicit no response.
B)elicit salivation only if the light is presented at the same time.
C)suppress salivation.
D)elicit salivation.

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In sensory preconditioning, a neutral stimulus (tone) is paired with another neutral stimulus (light) in the first phase. In the second phase, the light is then paired with a biologically significant stimulus (food), resulting in a learned response of salivation. Since the tone was paired with the light in the first phase, it becomes associated with the food in the second phase even though it was never directly paired with the food. Therefore, the tone presented alone in a subsequent phase will also elicit the learned response of salivation. Thus, the correct answer is D) elicit salivation.

Suppose We Pair a Light and a Tone in the First