Pavlov conditioned a dog to salivate at a metronome sound that was paired with a meat stimulus.After the CS-UCS linkage 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

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This is an example of higher-order conditioning, where a previously neutral stimulus (the light) becomes a conditioned stimulus and elicits a response (salivation) because it has been associated with a previously conditioned stimulus (the metronome).

Pavlov Conditioned a Dog to Salivate at a Metronome Sound