Which procedure involves pairing a new CS with a previously conditioned CS to produce CR?

Which procedure involves pairing a new CS with a previously conditioned CS to produce CR?

• A. Second-Order Conditioning
• B. Trace Conditioning
• C. Respondent Generalization
• D. Phylogenetic

Answer: (A)

Second-order conditioning is when you take a new neutral stimulus and pair it with a previously conditioned stimulus to produce the conditioned response. Once the first CS has been trained to elicit the response, pairing a new CS with that CS makes the new stimulus acquire the same response, even though it was never paired with the unconditioned stimulus directly. For example, if a dog salivates to a bell after the bell is paired with food, you can pair a light with the bell; the light may then evoke salivation on its own. This shows learning transferring from one CS to another through association with the first CS. Trace conditioning involves a time gap between the CS and the US, not pairing a new CS with a prior CS. Respondent generalization is when similar stimuli evoke the same CR, not a new CS learning through the prior CS. Phylogenetic refers to inherited, species-typical responses, not a conditioning sequence.

Second-order conditioning is when you take a new neutral stimulus and pair it with a previously conditioned stimulus to produce the conditioned response. Once the first CS has been trained to elicit the response, pairing a new CS with that CS makes the new stimulus acquire the same response, even though it was never paired with the unconditioned stimulus directly. For example, if a dog salivates to a bell after the bell is paired with food, you can pair a light with the bell; the light may then evoke salivation on its own. This shows learning transferring from one CS to another through association with the first CS.

Trace conditioning involves a time gap between the CS and the US, not pairing a new CS with a prior CS. Respondent generalization is when similar stimuli evoke the same CR, not a new CS learning through the prior CS. Phylogenetic refers to inherited, species-typical responses, not a conditioning sequence.