In a two-choice discrimination situation, animals were trained to respond to a SD (red light) but not the a S (green light). As a result, the responding to the red light increased. However, during the discrimination phase of the study when responding to the green light decreased, the animals also increased their responding to the SD (red light). This is called ______.

A. concurrent discrimination
B. transposition
C. behavioral contrast
D. conditional discrimination


C. behavioral contrast

Psychology

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