Question

As a gate creaks open, oscar the puppy notices a cat heading into his yard. the cat hisses and scratches oscar on the nose, causing oscar to yelp in pain. which outcome to this scenario portrays higher order conditioning?

a. ​now whenever oscar sees a cat, including the cat in his own home, he runs away.
b. ​now when oscar hears a gate creak, regardless of who is coming through it, he runs away.
c. ​now when oscar sees a cat or small dog coming toward him, he immediately begins to yelp in pain.
d. ​now when oscar sees the cat who scratched his nose he runs away, but he feels comfortable with the cat with whom he shares a home.

Answer 1

The correct choice from given options is "b. ​now when oscar hears a gate creak, regardless of who is coming through it, he runs away.".

Higher Order Conditioning which is also called as Second Order Conditioning alludes to a circumstance in which a boost that was previously neutral is matched with conditioned stimulus to deliver an indistinguishable adapted reaction from the conditioned stimulus.