In Pavlov's experiments he paired a sound with the presentation of food and measured salivation to each. In this experiment the conditioned stimulus was the

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The conditioned stimulus is the stimulus that is paired with the unconditioned stimulus and eventually elicits the conditioned response. In this experiment, the sound is the conditioned stimulus as it was paired with the presentation of food, which was the unconditioned stimulus. Over time, the sound alone was able to elicit salivation, which was the conditioned response. Therefore, choice B (sound) is the correct answer.

In Pavlov's Experiments He Paired a Sound with the Presentation