Psychologists now believe that classical conditioning is explained by:
A) two events occurring at the same time
B) one event predicting the occurrence of another
C) events being linked via cognitive processes that identify similarities between the events
D) the constant repetition of events, which fuses them together

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Psychologists now believe that classical conditioning is explained by one event predicting the occurrence of another. This is known as predictive coding, where the brain creates expectations based on previous experiences and uses them to predict future events. Through classical conditioning, an initially neutral stimulus (conditioned stimulus) becomes associated with a significant stimulus (unconditioned stimulus) that elicits a reflexive response (unconditioned response), resulting in the conditioned stimulus also eliciting the same response over time (conditioned response).

Psychologists Now Believe That Classical Conditioning Is Explained By