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the bell and the food,
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go together because they happen at the same time.
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And so classical conditioning should be the strongest
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when these two are simultaneous
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and the response to one is the same as the response to the other.
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This is actually no longer the mainstream view.
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The mainstream view is now a little bit more interesting.
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It's that what happens in classical conditioning is preparation.
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What happens is you become sensitive to a cue
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that an event is about to happen
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and that allows you to prepare for the event.
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This makes certain predictions.