In classical conditioning, learning is evident when a
A)stimulus automatically elicits a consequence.
B)stimulus, which did not initially produce a response, now elicits that response.
C)spontaneously emitted response increases in frequency because of its consequences.
D)subject repeats an action he or she has observed another person perform.

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In classical conditioning, learning occurs when a previously neutral stimulus (one that did not elicit a particular response) becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus (one that naturally and automatically triggers a response) in such a way that the neutral stimulus alone begins to produce a similar response, now called a conditioned response. This is exemplified by Pavlov's experiments with dogs, where a neutral stimulus (a bell) was paired with an unconditioned stimulus (food) to produce an unconditioned response (salivation). After repeated pairings, the bell alone (now a conditioned stimulus) elicited salivation (a conditioned response).

In Classical Conditioning, Learning Is Evident When a