What is the name of the response that is learned and occurs as a result of conditioning?

The term "conditioned response" refers to a learned reaction that is developed through the process of conditioning, particularly classical conditioning. In this type of learning, a previously neutral stimulus becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus that naturally elicits a response. Over time, the neutral stimulus alone can evoke a similar response, now known as the conditioned response.

For example, in Pavlov's classic experiment, dogs learned to salivate at the sound of a bell because it had been repeatedly paired with the presentation of food. The salivation in response to the bell is a conditioned response since it is learned through the association created by conditioning.

In contrast, unconditioned responses are those that occur naturally and do not require any prior learning, such as the reflexive salivation in response to food (the unconditioned stimulus). Natural responses and reflex actions generally describe similar innate or automatic reactions that do not involve the learned associations characteristic of conditioned responses.