Before learning, a neutral stimulus:
A. is paired with the unconditioned response
B. is a reflexive action
C. does not produce the reflex being tested
D. only works with humans, not with animals
Answer: C
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a. stimulus class b. S-delta c. reinforcer d. discriminative stimulus
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a. remained the same b. increased slightly c. greatly increased d. decreased
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