You have conditioned a fear response to a 1000-Hz tone. Now the tone is paired with a green light. Later, the green light alone elicits fear. This is an example of
A) stimulus generalization.
B) preparedness.
C) a discriminated conditioned response.
D) higher-order conditioning.

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This is an example of higher-order conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (the green light) becomes associated with a previously conditioned stimulus (the 1000-Hz tone) and elicits the conditioned response (fear) on its own.

You Have Conditioned a Fear Response to a 1000-Hz Tone