Pavlov conditioned a dog to salivate at a metronome sound that was paired with a meat stimulus. After the CS-UCS connection was strongly established, Pavlov then presented the dog with several flashes of a light followed by the metronome sound. After a few days, when the light flashes were presented by themselves, the dog salivated. This is an example of ________.
A) higher-order conditioning
B) neoclassical conditioning
C) generalization
D) operant conditioning

Question

Pavlov conditioned a dog to salivate at a metronome sound that was paired with a meat stimulus. After the CS-UCS connection was strongly established, Pavlov then presented the dog with several flashes of a light followed by the metronome sound. After a few days, when the light flashes were presented by themselves, the dog salivated. This is an example of ________.
A) higher-order conditioning 
B) neoclassical conditioning
C) generalization
D) operant conditioning

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This is an example of higher-order conditioning, where a previously neutral stimulus (light flashes) becomes a conditioned stimulus and elicits a conditioned response (salivation) after being paired with an already established conditioned stimulus (metronome sound) that was previously paired with an unconditioned stimulus (meat).

Pavlov Conditioned a Dog to Salivate at a Metronome Sound