Imagine that you try to condition someone so that a particular sound elicits a literal "knee jerk response." Which of the following is accurate?
A) The initial strike to the knee is the CS.
B) The initial knee jerk response is the CR.
C) The sound is the CS.
D) The anticipation of being struck in the knee is the CSR.

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In this scenario, the sound is the stimulus that is being paired with the knee jerk response, which is the natural response. Therefore, the sound is the conditioned stimulus (CS) that is being paired with the unconditioned response (UCR) of the knee jerk response. Over time, the sound will become the conditioned stimulus (CS) that elicits the conditioned response (CR) of the knee jerk response.

Imagine That You Try to Condition Someone So That a Particular