In the process of classical conditioning, a(n) ____.

A) neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus
B) unconditioned stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus
C) unconditioned response becomes a conditioned response
D) conditioned stimulus becomes an unconditioned stimulus

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Conditioned Stimulus

A conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In behavioral psychology, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior conditioning.