When the unconditioned stimulus and the conditioned stimulus are paired frequently, the conditioned stimulus acquires the ability to:
A) produce an unconditioned response.
B) suppress an unconditioned response.
C) produce a conditioned response.
D) suppress a conditioned response.

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When the unconditioned stimulus and the conditioned stimulus are paired frequently, the conditioned stimulus acquires the ability to produce a conditioned response. This is a fundamental principle of classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (conditioned stimulus) becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus, leading to a learned response (conditioned response) to the previously neutral stimulus.

When the Unconditioned Stimulus and the Conditioned Stimulus Are Paired