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This answer is correct. The food acted as an unconditioned stimulus as it elicited salivation prior to conditioning by the sound of the bell.
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Unconditioned stimulus
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This answer is incorrect. As the food caused salivation before conditioning by the sound of the bell, it is known as an unconditioned stimulus. After conditioning, the sound of the bell also elicited salivation and therefore acted as a conditioned stimulus.
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b
Conditioned stimulus
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This answer is incorrect. A neutral stimulus would elicit no response. The food caused salivation before conditioning by the sound of the bell and therefore it is an unconditioned stimulus.
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c
Neutral stimulus
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This answer is incorrect. The food acted as a stimulus, not a response. The response in this experiment was the salivation by the dogs.
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d
Unconditioned response
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This answer is incorrect. The food acted as a stimulus, not a response. The response in this experiment was the salivation by the dogs.
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e
Conditioned response
Concept
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Classical conditioning experiments
Topic
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Neuroscience
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In his classical conditioning experiment, Pavlov showed that dogs could be conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell if the sound was repeatedly presented at the same time as food. Before conditioning, the food caused the dogs to salivate.

Which of the following roles did the food play during this experiment?
a