Classical conditioning is most clearly biologically adaptive because it enables us to learn that a ________ predicts the onset of a _________.

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Classical conditioning involves learning associations between a neutral stimulus (conditioned stimulus, or CS) and an unconditioned stimulus (US) that already triggers an unconditioned response (UR). Through repeated pairing of the CS and US, the CS comes to elicit a conditioned response (CR) similar to the UR. In other words, the CS predicts the onset of the US, which triggers a specific response. Therefore, D is the best choice as it correctly reflects this relationship.

Classical Conditioning Is Most Clearly Biologically Adaptive Because It Enables