After a CS comes to elicit the CR, the CS now can be paired with a new neutral stimulus and this second neutral stimulus will start to elicit a CR. This process is called __________
A) higher-order conditioning.
B) neoclassical conditioning..
C) generalization.
D) operant conditioning.

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The process described in the question is that of higher-order conditioning, which occurs when a previously neutral stimulus is paired with a conditioned stimulus in order to elicit a conditioned response. This is also known as second-order conditioning, and it involves the original conditioned stimulus acting as the unconditioned stimulus for the new stimulus.

After a CS Comes to Elicit the CR, the CS