Pairing the US and CS is essential for _______ to occur.
A)extinction
B)classical conditioning
C)operant conditioning
D)shaping

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Pairing the US (unconditioned stimulus) with the CS (conditioned stimulus) is the basis of classical conditioning, where an organism learns to associate a neutral stimulus (CS) with a significant stimulus (US) and elicit a response that is typically caused only by the significant stimulus. Extinction (A) refers to the gradual disappearance of a learned behavior when the CS is presented without the US. Operant conditioning (C) is a form of learning where an organism learns to associate its own behavior with its consequences, and shaping (D) is a technique used in operant conditioning where desirable behaviors are reinforced gradually until the target behavior is achieved.

Pairing the US and CS Is Essential for _______ to Occur