The experiment in which a dog learned to salivate at the sight of a black square after it had been paired with a CS for salivating is an example of _________ conditioning.
A) second-tier
B) higher-order
C) signal
D) second-signal

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The experiment described is an example of higher-order conditioning, also known as second-order conditioning. This is when a new conditioned stimulus (the black square in this case) is associated with a previously established conditioned stimulus (the original CS for salivating), rather than with an unconditioned stimulus (food in this case).

The Experiment in Which a Dog Learned to Salivate at the Sight