A previously neutral stimulus,that through conditioning acquires the capacity to evoke a response,is
A) a conditioned stimulus.
B) an unconditioned stimulus.
C) an unconditioned response.
D) a conditioned response.

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A conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, through conditioning, has acquired the capacity to evoke a conditioned response. This is achieved when the conditioned stimulus is consistently presented immediately before the unconditioned stimulus, and after a number of pairings, the conditioned stimulus alone elicits the same response as the unconditioned stimulus.

A Previously Neutral Stimulus,that Through Conditioning Acquires the Capacity to Evoke