A scientist rings a bell just prior to presenting meat to the dogs in his laboratory. After several pairings, the dogs begin salivating when the bell is rung, even when no meat is
Presented. In this study, the meat is the ______.

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The unconditioned stimulus is the natural or automatic trigger for a response, and in this scenario, the meat is the unconditioned stimulus that naturally triggers salivation in dogs.

Answer: C
 The conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, after being consistently paired with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response. In this scenario, the bell started out as a neutral stimulus but became a conditioned stimulus when it was consistently paired with the presentation of meat, and the dogs began to associate the sound of the bell with the arrival of food.

Answer: D
 The conditioned response is a learned response that is ultimately triggered by the conditioned stimulus. In this scenario, the dogs' salivation in response to the sound of the bell, even in the absence of food, is the conditioned response that has been learned through the repeated pairing of the bell with the arrival of food.

A Scientist Rings a Bell Just Prior to Presenting Meat