Pavlov taught a dog to salivate at the sound of a musical tone by repeatedly pairing the tone with food. In this example, the musical tone is the _____ before conditioning and the _____ after conditioning.
A) conditioned stimulus; neutral stimulus
B) unconditioned stimulus; conditioned stimulus
C) neutral stimulus; conditioned stimulus
D) unconditioned stimulus; conditioned response

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Before conditioning, the musical tone is a neutral stimulus as it does not elicit salivation. After conditioning, it becomes a conditioned stimulus as it triggers salivation.

Pavlov Taught a Dog to Salivate at the Sound of a Musical