In Pavlov's original classical conditioning experiments, the _____ was the neutral stimulus, the _____ was the stimulus that would elicit a reflex, and _____ was the reflexive response.
A)meat powder; bell; salivation
B)salivation; meat powder; ringing the bell
C)bell; meat powder; salivation
D)meat powder; salivation; ringing the bell

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In Pavlov's experiments, the bell was the neutral stimulus that initially did not elicit salivation. The meat powder was the unconditioned stimulus that naturally caused salivation, the unconditioned response. Through conditioning, the bell (neutral stimulus) became a conditioned stimulus that elicited salivation, the conditioned response.

In Pavlov's Original Classical Conditioning Experiments, the _____ Was the Neutral