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sensory preconditioning

sensory preconditioning

a form of classical conditioning established by initially pairing two neutral stimuli—A and B—and subsequently pairing A with an unconditioned stimulus. If B comes to elicit a response, then sensory preconditioning has occurred. Also called sensory conditioning.

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