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

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The food is the unconditioned stimulus because it naturally elicits a response (salivation) without any prior learning. The dog salivating to the food is the unconditioned response because it is a natural reaction to the unconditioned stimulus (food).

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