If the sound of a clap occurs just before a puff of air is delivered to the eye,the person will,after several repetitions,learn to blink to the sound of the cap.Blinking to the sound of the clap would be considered a
A) neutral stimulus.
B) conditioned response.
C) spontaneous response.
D) conditioned stimulus.

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In classical conditioning, a neutral stimulus (in this case, the sound of a clap) is paired with an unconditioned stimulus (the puff of air) to elicit an unconditioned response (blinking). With repeated pairings, the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus and the response becomes a conditioned response. Therefore, blinking to the sound of the clap is a conditioned response.

If the Sound of a Clap Occurs Just Before a Puff