Which term means the reaction that is elicited by a conditioned stimulus due to conditioning?

Which term means the reaction that is elicited by a conditioned stimulus due to conditioning?

• A. Respondent Conditioning
• B. Replication
• C. Respondent Behavior
• D. Repertoire

Answer: (C)

In classical conditioning, the reaction produced by a conditioned stimulus after conditioning is a form of respondent behavior. This reflexive, involuntary response is elicited automatically by the CS due to the prior pairing with the unconditioned stimulus. The term describes the response itself, not the learning process that created it. The process would be called respondent conditioning, not the reaction. Replication and repertoire don’t describe this specific elicited response—the former refers to duplicating something, and the latter to the organism’s entire set of behaviors. So the best fit is Respondent Behavior.

In classical conditioning, the reaction produced by a conditioned stimulus after conditioning is a form of respondent behavior. This reflexive, involuntary response is elicited automatically by the CS due to the prior pairing with the unconditioned stimulus. The term describes the response itself, not the learning process that created it. The process would be called respondent conditioning, not the reaction. Replication and repertoire don’t describe this specific elicited response—the former refers to duplicating something, and the latter to the organism’s entire set of behaviors. So the best fit is Respondent Behavior.