When you watch late-night TV, you might find yourself salivating when a fast-food commercial appears, but you are unlikely to salivate in response to a dog food commercial. This is the result of ________,
a conditioning process in which an organism learns to respond differently to stimuli that differ from the conditioned stimulus.
FIll in the blank with correct word.
Answer: stimulus discrimination
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a. remain still. b. move to the shallow side of the apparatus. c. move to the deep side of the apparatus. d. approach their mothers when called, whether that requires moving to the shallow or deep side.