By pairing the ringing of a bell with the presentation of meat, Pavlov trained dogs to salivate to the sound of a bell even when no meat was presented. In this experiment, salivation to the bell was the ________.
A) conditioned stimulus
B) unconditioned stimulus
C) unconditioned response
D) conditioned response

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In Pavlov's experiment, the salivation to the bell is the conditioned response because it is the learned response to a previously neutral stimulus (the bell) after it has been paired with the unconditioned stimulus (meat), which naturally elicits salivation.

By Pairing the Ringing of a Bell with the Presentation