When a neutral stimulus is paired with an existing conditioned stimulus and thus gains the power to elicit the conditioned response,
A) higher-order conditioning has taken place.
B) operant conditioning has occurred.
C) aversive conditioning has taken place.
D) observational learning has occurred.

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The process described in the question is known as higher-order conditioning. It is when a neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus by being paired with an existing conditioned stimulus.

When a Neutral Stimulus Is Paired with an Existing Conditioned