In Pavlov's classic study on classical conditioning,the bell was the _____ before conditioning and the _____ after conditioning had occurred.

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Before conditioning, the bell was a neutral stimulus because it did not naturally elicit a response from the dogs. After conditioning had occurred, the bell became a conditioned stimulus, as it had become associated with the food which caused the dogs to salivate. This is an example of classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus (in this case, food), resulting in the neutral stimulus becoming a conditioned stimulus.

In Pavlov's Classic Study on Classical Conditioning,the Bell Was the _____