In an experiment on classical conditioning, the researcher presents a noise, followed by a puff of air to the eyes. The air puff elicits a blink of the eyes, and after a few pairings the noise does also. In this procedure, the conditioned stimulus is the __________ and the conditioned response is __________.

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The conditioned stimulus is the noise because it is originally a neutral stimulus that becomes associated with the air puff (unconditioned stimulus) and starts to elicit a response (conditioned response) of eye blinking. Therefore, the correct choice is D, where the noise is the conditioned stimulus and the eye blink is the conditioned response.

In an Experiment on Classical Conditioning, the Researcher Presents a Noise