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Classical Conditioning

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Classical conditioning is learning in which a neutral stimulus, repeatedly paired with one that already triggers a response, comes to trigger that response alone.

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Pavlov's dogs salivated at a bell alone after the bell was repeatedly paired with food.

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Classical conditioning links a new stimulus to an existing involuntary response — it does not teach a new behavior.