A conditioned stimulus is something that:
A) does not automatically elicit an involuntary response by itself.
B) automatically elicits an involuntary response by itself.
C) stimulates an involuntary response.
D) does not stimulate several voluntary responses.
E) creates neural pathways to aid in the formation of schemas.

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A conditioned stimulus is a neutral stimulus that becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus (which naturally elicits a response) through classical conditioning. The conditioned stimulus itself does not initially elicit the response, but after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus enough times, begins to elicit the response on its own. So, it does not automatically elicit an involuntary response by itself.

A Conditioned Stimulus Is Something That