Just before being attacked by a mugger while jogging,David had been listening to a saxophone player,watching a mime artist,and smelling the newly mown grass.According to your text,which of these stimuli is most likely to become a conditioned stimulus for fear?
A) watching the mime artist
B) smelling the newly mown grass
C) listening to the saxophone player
D) any one, depending on where David's attention was focused

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According to the principles of classical conditioning, a conditioned stimulus is one that is neutral at first but comes to elicit a conditioned response (in this case, fear) after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus (the attack). The stimulus that becomes conditioned depends on where the individual's attention is focused at the time of the conditioning event. Therefore, any of the stimuli David was experiencing could become a conditioned stimulus for fear, depending on which one he was most focused on during the attack.

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