Susan wants to use classical conditioning to teach her cat to come to her whenever she calls him. In this case, Susan's voice would be the:
A) CS
B) US
C) CR
D) UR

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In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus (CS) is the neutral stimulus that is paired with the unconditioned stimulus (US) to elicit a conditioned response (CR). In this case, Susan's voice is the neutral stimulus that she wants to associate with the act of her cat coming to her, which is the desired response. Therefore, Susan's voice is the CS in this scenario.

Susan Wants to Use Classical Conditioning to Teach Her Cat