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Stable higher-order conditioning of an emotional response was found in a vast majority of rats given an extension of the CER suppression procedure. The phenomenon was demonstrated under a variety of conditions and frequently took the the form of total suppression in the presence of a stimulus which had never been paired with shock.
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McAllister, D. E., & McAllister, W. R. Second-order conditioning of fear. Psychon. Sci., 1964, 1, 383–384.
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Davenport, J.W. Higher-order conditioning of fear (CER). Psychon Sci 4, 27–28 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342157
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