A researcher in a classical conditioning experiment first conditions a dog to salivate in response to the presentation of a red circle. After this response has been established, she presents a light immediately before she displays the red circle and after several trials, the light comes to trigger the salivation response. This example best demonstrates the process of
A)discrimination
B)stimulus generalization.
C)backward pairing of the conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus
D)higher-order conditioning

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This example demonstrates higher-order conditioning, where a new neutral stimulus (the light) becomes a conditioned stimulus by being paired with an already established conditioned stimulus (the red circle), leading to the same conditioned response (salivation) without directly being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

A Researcher in a Classical Conditioning Experiment First Conditions a Dog