Fred's dog was classically conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell. Fred then repeatedly paired the bell with another stimulus, a whistle. Now whenever he blows the whistle, his dog salivates, even though the whistle has never been paired with food. This example illustrates:
A)higher order conditioning (second-order conditioning).
B)spontaneous recovery.
C)a placebo response.
D)biological preparedness.

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This example illustrates higher order conditioning (second-order conditioning) because the whistle was never directly paired with food, but it elicits the same response as the bell, which was originally paired with food.

Fred's Dog Was Classically Conditioned to Salivate at the Sound