If a tone causes a dog to salivate because it has regularly been associated with the presentation of food,the tone is called a(n)

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The tone is a conditioned stimulus because it has become associated with the presentation of food, which is an unconditioned stimulus that naturally elicits a response (salivation) from the dog. Before the conditioning process, the tone was a neutral stimulus that did not elicit any response.

If a Tone Causes a Dog to Salivate Because It