Pavlov taught a dog to salivate at the sound of a musical tone by repeatedly pairing the tone with food. In this example, the musical tone is the _____ before conditioning and the _____ after conditioning.
A)conditioned stimulus; neutral stimulus
B)unconditioned stimulus; conditioned stimulus
C)neutral stimulus; conditioned stimulus
D)unconditioned stimulus; conditioned response

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Before conditioning, the musical tone is a neutral stimulus as it does not elicit a response. After conditioning, the musical tone becomes a conditioned stimulus as it now elicits a conditioned response (salivation).

Pavlov Taught a Dog to Salivate at the Sound of a Musical