Example of Classical Conditioning

An example of classical conditioning would be the following:

In order to treat bedwetting, a pad that is sensitive to dampness is placed under sheets. When this pad becomes wet, it sounds an alarm and you wakeup. Eventually you don’t need the alarm to wake up and your bladder will wake you up.

The unconditioned stimulus is the alarm, which also makes the waking up an unconditional stimulus. One the alarm is paired with the full bladder, the conditioned response is to wake up.