Charlie Parker has been given several pairings of electric shock while listening to the Debbie Gibson song "Reverse Psychology," and thus,has been successfully conditioned to react with anxiety to the song.Now,instead of being paired with the shock,the song is paired with a flashing green light (a previously neutral stimulus).If Charlie still reacts with anxiety when the green light is flashed without the song,he will have ____.
A) been shaped
B) displayed higher-order conditioning
C) displayed spontaneous conditioning
D) successfully discriminated stimuli

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Charlie Parker has displayed higher-order conditioning, as he has learned to associate the flashing green light with the previously conditioned stimulus of the Debbie Gibson song, leading to a learned response of anxiety even when the shock is no longer paired with the stimulus.

Charlie Parker Has Been Given Several Pairings of Electric Shock