An experimenter wants to test the level of Pavlovian conditioning that can be obtained via pairing a tone (the CS) with an electric shock (the US). Before beginning the actual CS-US pairings, the experimenter presents the tone by itself for several trials. The resulting consequence of this CS-only presentation on later CS-US associative learning is referred to as:
A) latent inhibition
B) priming
C) forward conditioning
D) overshadowing

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The effect of presenting the CS alone before pairing it with the US is known as latent inhibition. This can lead to slower or weaker conditioning as the subject has already learned that the CS does not predict anything significant.

An Experimenter Wants to Test the Level of Pavlovian Conditioning