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trace conditioning
trace conditioning Trace conditioning is a form of associative learning in which one stimulus is presented and the reinforcing stimulus comes later, separated by a time gap rather than overlapping.
Trace conditioning is a form of associative learning in which one stimulus is presented and the reinforcing stimulus comes later, separated by a time gap rather than overlapping. In the source example, an odor or visual cue is followed after a delay by shock, and the earlier cue is then linked to the later outcome.