George is using a conditioning procedure where a light is turned on for one second. 250 milliseconds before the light is turned off, a brief puff of air is blown into the eye of his participants. This is an example of:
A) Trace conditioning
B) Delay conditioning
C) Backward conditioning
D) Simultaneous conditioning

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In delay conditioning, the conditioned stimulus (the light) and the unconditioned stimulus (the puff of air) overlap. The light stays on until just before the air puff occurs, indicating that the conditioned stimulus is present up until the unconditioned stimulus is introduced. This is a hallmark of delay conditioning.

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