Suppose that Tebogo has a new girlfriend whom he really likes.He programs his cell phone so that every time his new girlfriend calls, his phone plays the new Justin Timberlake single.After he has had his phone programmed this way for a little while, he notices that he feels happy whenever he hears the Justin Timberlake song.What is the best term for the role of the Justin Timberlake song?
A)cognitive inference
B)behavioural reward
C)generalisation
D)conditioned stimulus

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The Justin Timberlake song serves as a conditioned stimulus because it has become associated with the positive feeling of hearing from his new girlfriend.

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