In Ivan Pavlov's study,the US was _____; the neutral stimulus was _____; and,finally,the CS was ____.

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In Pavlov's study, the US, or the unconditioned stimulus, was meat. The neutral stimulus was the bell, as it initially had no association with the response of salivation. Through conditioning, the bell became the CS, or conditioned stimulus, as it began to elicit the response of salivation in the dogs. Therefore, the answer is B, where meat was the US, the bell was the neutral stimulus, and then the bell became the CS.

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