And so classical conditioning should be the strongest

当无条件刺激与条件刺激同时出现时
when these two are simultaneous

经典条件作用的效果最强
and the response to one is the same as the response to the other.

两种刺激所引起的反应是相同的
This is actually no longer the mainstream view.

这已经不再是主流观点了
The mainstream view is now a little bit more interesting.

现在的主流观点更为有趣
It's that what happens in classical conditioning is preparation.

它认为经典条件作用只是准备阶段
What happens is you become sensitive to a cue

经典条件作用使得你对预示着
that an event is about to happen

即将发生之事的提示线索变得敏感
and that allows you to prepare for the event.

这使得你能够为即将发生的事件作好准备
This makes certain predictions.

你可以从中得到某些预测
It predicts that the best timing

它预测最佳的时机
is when the conditioned stimulus, which is the signal,

莫过于作为信号的条件刺激