In classical conditioning, the initial stage, when one links a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus so that the neutral stimulus begins triggering the conditioned response is acquisition
A stimulus or trigger that causes an instinctive response is known as an unconditioned stimulus. For example, if a cold breeze causes you to shudder, the cold breeze is an unconditioned stimulus that results in an automatic reaction (the shivering). A conditioned stimulus is one that initially was neutral (did not elicit a response), but now elicits one. If a dog bite caused you to stop ignoring them before and make you fearful of them now, the dog has been converted into a conditioned stimulus.
The brain underpinnings of classical conditioning, a fundamental behavioral mechanism, are now starting to be appreciated. Even though it can be challenging to tell classical conditioning apart from other associative learning methods (such as instrumental learning and human associative memory), there are several observations that help to do so, particularly the conditions under which learning takes place.
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