A toddler has an established conditioned fear of snow.Over the past few weeks every time he sees Santa Claus,snow is always present so he develops a fear of Santa Claus.This example is an illustration of higher-order conditioning.

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Higher-order conditioning is when a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a conditioned stimulus, and then elicits the same response as the conditioned stimulus. In this case, the snow has become a conditioned stimulus for the toddler, and Santa Claus has become associated with the snow, leading to the fear of Santa Claus through higher-order conditioning.

A Toddler Has an Established Conditioned Fear of Snow