Pavlov believed that the acquisition of a conditioned response depended on
A) the stimulus contiguity of the CS and US.
B) the stimulus contiguity of the US and UR.
C) the response contiguity of the UR and CR.
D) the contiguity of the response and its consequences.

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Pavlov believed that the acquisition of a conditioned response depended on the stimulus contiguity of the CS (conditioned stimulus) and US (unconditioned stimulus). This means that the CS and US should be presented closely in time, so that the animal or person can associate the two and develop a conditioned response to the CS alone. Pavlov's experiments with dogs showed that the closer the pairing of the CS and US, the stronger the conditioned response would be.

Pavlov Believed That the Acquisition of a Conditioned Response Depended