In one study, the sound of a ticking metronome was paired with food, and a dog developed a conditioned response to the sound of the ticking metronome.Later, the same dog developed a conditioned response to the sight of a black square when it was paired with the ticking metronome, even though the ticking sound was no longer followed by food.The dog's response to the black square illustrates the classical conditioning process referred to as:
A)conditioned inhibition
B)stimulus generalization
C)second-order conditioning
D)stimulus habituation

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The dog's response to the black square is an example of second-order conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (in this case, the black square) acquires the ability to elicit a conditioned response (the dog's salivation) after being paired with a previously conditioned stimulus (the ticking metronome). It is not conditioned inhibition because the black square is not inhibiting a previously conditioned response, nor is it stimulus generalization because the dog is responding specifically to the black square. It is also not stimulus habituation because the dog's response is not diminishing over time with repeated exposure.

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