Jenny was been bitten by several dogs when she was younger. As an adult, Jenny has an extreme phobia for dogs, and begins to shake if she even sees a dog. Using the language of classical conditioning, dogs have become a ____________
A) unconditioned stimulus
B) unconditioned response
C) conditioned stimulus
D) conditioned response
Answer: C
Rationale: In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus is a once neutral stimulus that, through conditioning, becomes capable of eliciting a response. In this example, Jenny was conditioned to associate dogs with fear during her childhood. According to this view, her shaking and fear is a conditioned response to the seeing the conditioned stimulus (a dog).
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