To observe conditioning, you 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, which is the _____ follows immediately after the CS, which is the _____.
A)lemon juice; bell
B)bell; lemon juice
C)bell; salivation
D)salivation; lemon juice

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In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus (US) is the stimulus that naturally elicits a response without any learning needed, while the conditioned stimulus (CS) is the neutral stimulus that is paired with the US to elicit a conditioned response. In this scenario, the bell is the CS and the lemon juice is the US. For conditioning to occur, the US must follow immediately after the CS. Therefore, squirting lemon juice into Johnny's mouth (the US) immediately after ringing the bell (the CS) will result in the most rapid conditioning of salivation to the bell.

To Observe Conditioning, You Could Ring a Bell and Squirt