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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.

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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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