An Experimenter Wants to Test the Level of Pavlovian Conditioning

Multiple Choice

An experimenter wants to test the level of Pavlovian conditioning that can be obtained via pairing a tone (the CS) with an electric shock (the US) . If, before beginning the actual CS-US pairings, the experimenter presents the tone by itself for several trials, what is likely to occur later during the actual CS-US pairings?

A) the learning of the association between the CS and US will occur as if CS-only presentations never happened
B) the learning of the association between the CS and US will be inhibited
C) the learning of the association between the CS and US will occur at a much faster rate than if CS-only presentations never happened
D) none of the above