In Pavlov's "salivating dogs" studies,the salivation triggered by the sound of the tone was the
A)unconditioned response.
B)conditioned response.
C)unconditioned stimulus.
D)conditioned stimulus.

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The salivation triggered by the sound of the tone was not a natural or reflexive response but was learned through conditioning, hence it is the conditioned response. The unconditioned response is the natural, automatic response to the unconditioned stimulus (in this case, the presentation of food), and the unconditioned stimulus is the event that triggers the natural response without any prior learning. The conditioned stimulus is the previously neutral event (in this case, the sound of the tone) that becomes associated with the unconditioned stimulus and elicits the conditioned response. Therefore, the choice letter B is the best choice.

In Pavlov's "Salivating Dogs" Studies,the Salivation Triggered by the Sound