What is another word for conditioned stimulus?
Pronunciation: [kəndˈɪʃənd stˈɪmjʊləs] (IPA) 
A conditioned stimulus is a term used in classical conditioning to refer to a previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a response that was previously only elicited by the unconditioned stimulus. Some synonyms for the phrase "conditioned stimulus" include: conditioned cue, learned stimulus, conditioned signal, trained stimulus, and acquired stimulus. All of these terms refer to the same concept of a stimulus that has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus to bring about a particular response, thus conditioning an organism to respond in a certain way. These terms can be interchangeably used with the phrase "conditioned stimulus" to describe the same phenomenon.
