In a typical Pavlovian experiment,the sound of a tone immediately precedes the feeding of the dog,for several feedings.Then the tone is sounded alone,and the dog salivates.In such an experiment,the food is called the __________.

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In a Pavlovian experiment, the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) is the food, as it is a stimulus that naturally elicits a response (salivation) from the dog without any learning involved. The tone is initially a neutral stimulus, but through classical conditioning, it becomes the conditioned stimulus (CS) which evokes a conditioned response (CR) of salivation after being paired with the UCS (food) multiple times. Therefore, choices A and B are incorrect because they refer to the conditioning aspect of the experiment, while choice D refers to the natural response to the food.

In a Typical Pavlovian Experiment,the Sound of a Tone Immediately