A researcher pairs a tone of 1200 Hz with an electric shock in a conditioning experiment.On some trials,tones of 1000 Hz or 1500 Hz are presented without the shock.What is this experiment most likely to illustrate?
A)blocking.
B)trace conditioning.
C)stimulus discrimination.
D)stimulus generalization.

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The experiment is most likely to illustrate stimulus discrimination, as it involves pairing a specific tone frequency (1200 Hz) with an electric shock, and then presenting other tone frequencies (1000 Hz and 1500 Hz) without the shock. This allows the researcher to test whether the animal or person being conditioned can discriminate between the different stimuli and respond differently based on the frequency of the tone presented.

A Researcher Pairs a Tone of 1200 Hz with an Electric