Pavlov presented a sound followed by meat in his experiments. Gradually, the sound came to elicit salivation. The sound in this experiment would be considered the ____.
A) unconditioned stimulus
B) unconditioned response
C) conditioned stimulus
D) conditioned response

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The sound was originally a neutral stimulus but became associated with the meat (unconditioned stimulus) through the process of classical conditioning. As a result, the sound became the conditioned stimulus that elicited the conditioned response of salivation.

Pavlov Presented a Sound Followed by Meat in His Experiments