Suppose your alarm made a slight clicking sound just before the alarm goes off. Even though you didn't wake up to the clicking sound initially, now you do, due to classical conditioning. In this example, the loud alarm is a/an

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The loud alarm initially causes you to wake up without prior conditioning, making it an unconditioned stimulus. Classical conditioning involves learning to associate an unconditioned stimulus that naturally brings about a response with a new (conditioned) stimulus, so that the new stimulus brings about the same response.

Suppose Your Alarm Made a Slight Clicking Sound Just Before