After a CS comes to elicit the CR, the CS now can be paired with a new neutral stimulus and this second neutral stimulus will start to elicit a CR. This process is called ________.
A) higher-order conditioning
B) neoclassical conditioning
C) generalization
D) operant conditioning

Question

After a CS comes to elicit the CR, the CS now can be paired with a new neutral stimulus and this second neutral stimulus will start to elicit a CR. This process is called ________.
A) higher-order conditioning 
B) neoclassical conditioning
C) generalization 
D) operant conditioning

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The process described is higher-order conditioning, which occurs when a previously neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus after being paired with a conditioned stimulus that already elicits a conditioned response.

After a CS Comes to Elicit the CR, the CS