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Noun: conditioned stimulus
  1. The stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response
    "In Pavlov's experiment, the sound of the bell became the conditioned stimulus for the dogs' salivation"

Derived forms: conditioned stimuli

Type of: input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus

Encyclopedia: Conditioned stimulus