Question

In classical conditioning, a stimulus is used to provoke or elicit a response that __________.
A.
it didn’t elicit naturally before conditioning occurred
B.
it elicited naturally before conditioning occurred
C.
was impossible to elicit before conditioning occurred
D.
was only elicited on occasion before conditioning occurred

Answer 1

A. it didn’t elicit naturally before conditioning occurred

Explanation: In classical conditioning a neutral stimulus (later the conditioned stimulus) is paired with an unconditioned stimulus until the neutral stimulus comes to elicit a conditioned response that it did not naturally produce before conditioning.