An animal will give a conditioned response to a stimulus that has never been associated with the presentation of the original US in both
A) stimulus generalization and higher-order conditioning.
B) stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination.
C) stimulus discrimination and higher-order conditioning.
D) higher-order conditioning and spontaneous recovery.

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In both stimulus generalization and higher-order conditioning, an animal can respond to a new stimulus. In stimulus generalization, the response is to a stimulus similar to the conditioned stimulus. In higher-order conditioning, a new neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus by being paired with an already established conditioned stimulus.

An Animal Will Give a Conditioned Response to a Stimulus