In a Pavlovian conditioning experiment, a CS+ is a tone, a CS- is a flash of light, a US is an electric shock, and the UR/CR is a fear response. If the experimental subject is learning the proper associations in this experiment, they should learn that the CS-indicates that:
A) a shock will be delivered soon
B) the tone will be presented soon
C) they will not be shocked in their immediate future
D) none of the above

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In Pavlovian conditioning, a CS- (conditioned stimulus negative) signals the absence of the unconditioned stimulus (US). Since the US is an electric shock, the CS- (flash of light) indicates that they will not be shocked in their immediate future.

In a Pavlovian Conditioning Experiment, a CS+ Is a Tone