After two weeks of being screamed at by his drill sergeant at boot camp and shuddering with fear in response, a Marine recruit named Joe now shudders every time he hears the footsteps of his drill sergeant coming down the hall. When the drill sergeant enters the room, Joe snaps to attention and salutes. In this example, shuddering to the sound of the footsteps is a(n) _____ and saluting is a(n) _____.
A)operant response in the presence of a discriminative stimulus; conditioned response
B)unconditioned response; example of latent learning
C)conditioned response; operant response in the presence of a discriminative stimulus
D)unconditioned response; example of learned helplessness

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Shuddering to the sound of the footsteps is a conditioned response because it was learned through association with the drill sergeant's presence and the fear-inducing experience of boot camp. Saluting is an operant response in the presence of a discriminative stimulus (the drill sergeant entering the room) because it is a behavior that has been reinforced through training and serves to gain approval or avoid punishment.

After Two Weeks of Being Screamed at by His Drill