Your text mentions a study in which music was paired with relaxation exercises performed by expectant mothers.The study demonstrated classical conditioning may occur prenatally.Which of the following alternatives correctly identifies the CS and CR in this study?
A) CS - music; CR - decrease in fetal movement to music alone
B) CS - maternal relaxation; CR - decrease in fetal movement in response to maternal relaxation
C) CS - music; CR - maternal relaxation
D) CS - maternal relaxation; CR - decrease in fetal movement to music alone

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In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus (CS) is the one that is neutral at the beginning and becomes associated with triggering a specific response after conditioning. In this study, music is the CS because it was paired with relaxation exercises (the unconditioned stimulus) to produce a conditioned response (CR). The CR, in this case, is the decrease in fetal movement to music alone, indicating that the fetus has learned to associate the music with the relaxation state experienced during the conditioning process.

Your Text Mentions a Study in Which Music Was Paired