Tim loves dill pickles.Now, the sight of a jar on the supermarket shelf makes his mouth water.In the terminology of classical conditioning, the sight of the jar is a(n) ____.

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In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus (CS) is a neutral stimulus that is paired with an unconditioned stimulus (US) to elicit a conditioned response (CR). In this scenario, the sight of the jar is the CS, as it is a neutral stimulus that has become associated with the pleasurable taste of dill pickles (US), leading to a conditioned response of mouthwatering. Therefore, the correct answer is A) CS.

Tim Loves Dill Pickles