Researchers sometimes use second-order conditioning. This means that they
A) use operant conditioning to reinforce classically conditioned associations.
B) continue to pair the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli to avoid extinction.
C) use a newly created stimulus-response association as part of a new classical conditioning procedure.
D) begin to reinforce the behavior every other time it is emitted.

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Second-order conditioning is when a new stimulus is associated with a previously conditioned stimulus, rather than the unconditioned stimulus itself. This new stimulus can then be used as the conditioned stimulus in a new classical conditioning procedure, leading to a response without the need for the original unconditioned stimulus.

Researchers Sometimes Use Second-Order Conditioning