You learned about classical conditioning in your introductory psychology class and are explaining it to your roommate.You tell him that a main outcome of Pavlov's research is that a neutral stimulus can become a conditioned stimulus _______.

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Classical conditioning involves pairing a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that already triggers a reflexive or innate response. Over time and repeated pairings, the neutral stimulus becomes associated with the reflexive response and can then trigger that response on its own. This process is known as conditioning, and the previously neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus.

You Learned About Classical Conditioning in Your Introductory Psychology Class