Some stimuli elicit responses from us very naturally. Other stimuli are neutral and don't elicit any meaningful responses. If we learn to respond to a neutral stimulus because it has been paired with a meaningful stimulus, which type of conditioning is that?

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This is an example of classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (conditioned stimulus) becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus (unconditioned stimulus) and elicits a response (conditioned response) similar to the response elicited by the meaningful stimulus.

Some Stimuli Elicit Responses from Us Very Naturally