In classical conditioning, a neutral stimulus
A) is termed the unconditional stimulus.
B) reliably produces a response.
C) becomes inactive over repeated presentations.
D) must always be presented after the unconditional stimulus.
E) is paired repeatedly with a stimulus that evokes a reflexive response.

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In classical conditioning, a neutral stimulus is paired repeatedly with a stimulus that evokes a reflexive response. As a result of this pairing, the neutral stimulus eventually elicits a response similar to that of the stimulus that originally evoked the reflexive response.

In Classical Conditioning, a Neutral Stimulus