After Pavlov conditioned his dogs to salivate upon hearing a bell, the bell acted as a(n)
A) unconditioned stimulus.
B) unconditioned response.
C) conditioned stimulus.
D) conditioned response.

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The bell became a conditioned stimulus because it was associated with the original unconditioned stimulus (food) over time through conditioning, and eventually elicited a conditioned response (salivation) on its own.

After Pavlov Conditioned His Dogs to Salivate Upon Hearing a Bell