In Pavlov's experiment in which both a bell and meat powder came to elicit salivation, the meat powder is call the _____ and the bell is the _____.
A) conditioned stimulus; conditioned response
B) conditioned stimulus; unconditioned stimulus
C) unconditioned stimulus; conditioned stimulus
D) unconditioned stimulus; unconditioned response

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In Pavlov's experiment, the meat powder is the unconditioned stimulus because it naturally elicits salivation, and the bell is the conditioned stimulus because it comes to elicit salivation through association with the meat powder.

In Pavlov's Experiment in Which Both a Bell and Meat