After establishing a classically conditioned response to a tone, the experimenter then set up a second trial using a new conditioned stimulus, a red light. He repeatedly paired the new conditioned stimulus (the red light) with the conditioned stimulus from the first trial (the tone). This procedure resulted in the conditioned response being elicited by the red light alone, even though it had never been paired with the unconditioned stimulus. The experimenter has demonstrated:
A)extinction.
B)higher order conditioning (second-order conditioning).
C)learned helplessness.
D)the partial reinforcement effect.

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This scenario describes higher order conditioning, also known as second-order conditioning. This is when a new conditioned stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, resulting in the new stimulus eliciting a conditioned response even without being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

After Establishing a Classically Conditioned Response to a Tone, the Experimenter