Psychology / Unit 5 Psych 0503 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Conditioned Stimulus
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The idea
The conditioned stimulus is the formerly neutral stimulus that triggers a response after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.
In practice
The tone, after repeated pairing with food, is now the conditioned stimulus.
Where people slip
It is the same physical stimulus throughout. The label records what has happened to it, not what it is.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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