A rat is trained to press a lever for a small amount of food. While pressing the lever at a steady rate, the rat is presented with a tone-light stimulus that had been previously paired with foot-shock. When the tone-light stimulus is on, the rat decreases its rate of lever pressing. This decrease is an example of
a. sign tracking.
b. suppression.
c. conditioned repression.
d. unconditioned fear responding.
Answer: c. conditioned repression.
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