In Pavlov's experiments on second-order conditioning,dogs were conditioned to salivate at the sight of a black square by:
A)pairing it with a tone that previously had been associated with food.
B)rewarding the dog with food when it salivated in the presence of the black square.
C)presenting food first and then following it with the black square.
D)pairing it with an unconditioned stimulus.

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In second-order conditioning, a neutral stimulus (i.e. black square) that was previously unrelated to the conditioned response (i.e. salivation) is paired with a conditioned stimulus (i.e. tone) that has been previously associated with an unconditioned stimulus (i.e. food). Therefore, the correct choice is A, pairing the black square with a tone that was previously associated with food.

In Pavlov's Experiments on Second-Order Conditioning,dogs Were Conditioned to Salivate