The expectation that the conditioned response reliably predicts the unconditioned stimulus characterizes the cognitive aspect of _______________ conditioning.
A)operant
B)classical
C)insight
D)social

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Classical conditioning involves learning through association, where a conditioned stimulus (CS) comes to signal the occurrence of a second stimulus, the unconditioned stimulus (US). The cognitive aspect of classical conditioning is the expectation or prediction that the presence of the CS reliably forecasts the arrival of the US.

The Expectation That the Conditioned Response Reliably Predicts the Unconditioned