A puff of air to the eye causes a reflexive blink. If you precede the puff of air with a buzzer, eventually the buzzer will cause a blink. In this example, the buzzer begins as the _____ and eventually becomes the ______.
A)neutral stimulus; conditioned stimulus
B)conditioned stimulus; neutral stimulus
C)unconditioned stimulus; conditioned stimulus
D)neutral stimulus; unconditioned stimulus
E)unconditioned stimulus; neutral stimulus

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The buzzer starts as a neutral stimulus because it does not naturally elicit the blink response. After being paired with the puff of air (the unconditioned stimulus that naturally causes blinking), the buzzer becomes a conditioned stimulus because it has been learned to elicit the blink response through conditioning.

A Puff of Air to the Eye Causes a Reflexive