Presenting the unconditioned stimulus before the conditioned stimulus is known as ________ conditioning.

A) inverted
B) classical
C) backward
D) primary

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior conditioning.

Backward Conditioning

A less common form of classical conditioning where the unconditioned stimulus is presented before the conditioned stimulus.