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You begin to salivate when you smell your favorite cake in the oven, but not when you smell the gross scent of a dirty diaper. This is an example of ________.

A) operant conditioning
B) stimulus discrimination
C) stimulus generalization
D) higher-order conditioning

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli or signals in the environment, often relevant in learning and conditioning.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, aiming to influence the occurrence of behavior through these consequences.

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of learning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, leading to a new learned response without directly being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

  • Attain insight into the core principles and sequences of classical conditioning, namely acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, and generalization.
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