In Pavlov's classic experiments, the repeated presentation of sounds along with the food was called the __________ step of the classical conditioning process.

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The repeated presentation of sounds along with the food is the initial step of classical conditioning, known as acquisition. This is when the new association between the neutral stimulus (sound) and the unconditioned stimulus (food) is formed. The other options are not accurate descriptions of this step of the process. Spontaneous recovery refers to the reappearance of a conditioned response after a rest period, extinction is the gradual weakening of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus, and testing is a general term that can refer to any stage in the classical conditioning process where the effects of conditioning are assessed.

In Pavlov's Classic Experiments, the Repeated Presentation of Sounds Along