To observe conditioning, one could ring a bell and squirt lemon juice into Johnny's mouth.By repeating this procedure several times, you could condition Johnny to salivate to the bell.Conditioning will be most rapid if the US follows immediately after the CS.In this example, the CS would be
A) the lemon juice.
B) the bell.
C) salivation to the bell.
D) salivation to the lemon juice.

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The CS (conditioned stimulus) is the bell, as it is the stimulus that is being paired with the unconditioned stimulus (US), which is the lemon juice. The goal is to condition Johnny to salivate to the sound of the bell (CS) alone, without needing the US (lemon juice) present.

To Observe Conditioning, One Could Ring a Bell and Squirt