In Pavlov's study,the US was ___; the neutral stimulus was ___; and,finally,the CS was ___.
A) meat; the assistant; meat
B) meat; the assistant; the assistant
C) the assistant; meat; meat
D) meat; meat; the assistant

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In Pavlov's study, the unconditioned stimulus (US) was the meat, the neutral stimulus was the assistant, and finally, the conditioned stimulus (CS) was also the assistant. During conditioning, the assistant became associated with the meat, which caused the dogs to salivate, even when the assistant was presented alone. Therefore, the assistant became the conditioned stimulus, causing a conditioned response of salivation.

In Pavlov's Study,the US Was ___; the Neutral Stimulus Was