Joan has conditioned her cats to salivate when she shakes their box of kitty treats. In this case, the noise from shaking the box of treats serves as the _____.

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The noise from shaking the box of kitty treats was initially a neutral stimulus and did not cause a response. However, after Joan repeatedly paired the noise with the treats, her cats learned to associate the noise with the treats and began to salivate in anticipation of receiving a treat. Therefore, the noise became a conditioned stimulus (CS) that triggered a conditioned response (CR) of salivation in the cats.

Joan Has Conditioned Her Cats to Salivate When She Shakes