In Pavlov's research,classical conditioning occurred when the dogs learned the metronome predicted the arrival of food because this process began with an animals' instinctive response to the ________ stimulus.
A) classical
B) conditioned
C) neutral
D) unconditioned

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In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus (or US) is the stimulus that naturally triggers an instinctive response, and the unconditioned response (or UR) is the automatic response to that stimulus. In Pavlov's experiment, the food was the unconditioned stimulus that naturally triggered the dogs' salivation (unconditioned response). The metronome was a neutral stimulus at first, but after being consistently paired with the food (UCS), it became a conditioned stimulus that triggered the conditioned response (salivation). Therefore, the dogs' learning of the association between the metronome and the food occurred because of the original instinctive response to the food (unconditioned response).

In Pavlov's Research,classical Conditioning Occurred When the Dogs Learned the Metronome