In Pavlov's experiments,the sound of the tone triggered the dog's salivation.Salivation to the sound of a tone was a(n)
A) conditioned response.
B) unconditioned stimulus.
C) unconditioned response.
D) conditioned stimulus.

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The sound of the tone was initially a neutral stimulus that did not elicit a salivary response from the dog. However, after repeated pairing with the presentation of food (the unconditioned stimulus) that did elicit the response of salivation (the unconditioned response), the tone became a conditioned stimulus that alone was able to trigger the salivary response (now the conditioned response).

In Pavlov's Experiments,the Sound of the Tone Triggered the Dog's