Susan's cats begin to salivate when she shakes their box of kitty treats. when susan first began shaking the box, the noise from the box would have been considered a(n) stimulus. after conditioning had occurred, the noise from the box would be considered a(n) stimulus.

I'm in a Psychology course, too.

I know that the first time Susan shook the box, the cats wouldn't have known that it meant treats. It would be a conditioned stimulus

After the cats learned, it'd be considered unconditioned.

Let me know if this was correct.

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