During conditioning in classical conditioning, the neutral stimulus is paired with the unconditioned stimulus resulting in what?

During conditioning in classical conditioning, the neutral stimulus is paired with the unconditioned stimulus resulting in what?

• A. An unconditioned response
• B. A conditioned response
• C. A neutral response
• D. A reflex increase

Answer: (A)

In classical conditioning, repeatedly pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus builds an association such that the neutral stimulus becomes able to elicit a response on its own. This learned response is called the conditioned response. The reason this is the best choice is that after conditioning, the stimulus that was neutral now acts like a signal for what will happen, producing a response similar in form to the natural reflex elicited by the unconditioned stimulus. The unconditioned response, by contrast, is the automatic reflex produced by the unconditioned stimulus itself, not by the conditioned stimulus after learning. So the result of conditioning is a conditioned response.

In classical conditioning, repeatedly pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus builds an association such that the neutral stimulus becomes able to elicit a response on its own. This learned response is called the conditioned response. The reason this is the best choice is that after conditioning, the stimulus that was neutral now acts like a signal for what will happen, producing a response similar in form to the natural reflex elicited by the unconditioned stimulus. The unconditioned response, by contrast, is the automatic reflex produced by the unconditioned stimulus itself, not by the conditioned stimulus after learning. So the result of conditioning is a conditioned response.