Andre is participating in a psychology study.He is sitting alone in a room and every few seconds,a bright light flashes in front of him.When the light flashes,he blinks.After a while,a phone rings right before the flash of light.Soon,Andre blinks when the phone rings.In this example,the conditioned stimulus is the ____.
A) phone ringing
B) flash of light
C) blinking after the flash
D) blinking after the ringing

Question

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The conditioned stimulus is the phone ringing because it is the stimulus that is being paired with the flash of light, which is the unconditioned stimulus. The blinking response that occurs after the flash of light is the conditioned response, which is a learned behavior.

Andre Is Participating in a Psychology Study