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acoustic cue

acoustic cue An acoustic cue is a sound used as a signal in a learning task.

An acoustic cue is a sound used as a signal in a learning task. In the study described, it was a neutral sound presented before an aversive event, allowing researchers to test whether the animal had formed an association between the two.