In its discussion of second-order conditioning, your text offers the example of feeling good each Friday, the day one receives one's paycheck. The paycheck is associated with the pleasures it can buy. With respect to this example, which of the following statements is true
A)Friday is a US for the response of feeling good.
B)The paycheck is a US for the response of feeling good.
C)Feeling good on a Friday is a UR.
D)Friday is a CS in its association with the check.

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Friday becomes a conditioned stimulus (CS) because it is associated with the paycheck, which is the unconditioned stimulus (US) that naturally elicits the response of feeling good.

In Its Discussion of Second-Order Conditioning, Your Text Offers the Example