In Carew et al.'s (1983) study on classical conditioning in sea slugs, the slight touch on the slug's siphon was the __________, while the mild electric shock delivered immediately after on the slug's tail was the __________.

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In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus (CS) is the neutral stimulus that initially does not evoke a response, but when paired with the unconditioned stimulus (US), which is the stimulus that naturally evokes a response, leads to the development of a conditioned response (CR). In this study, the slight touch on the slug's siphon was the neutral stimulus that became associated with the mild electric shock delivered immediately after on the slug's tail, which was the stimulus that naturally evoked a response. Therefore, the slight touch on the slug's siphon was the CS (choice A) and the mild electric shock delivered immediately after on the slug's tail was the US.

In Carew Et Al