For a regular-coffee drinker, the sight, smell, and taste of coffee are the original neutral stimulus, which, after being paired with caffeine (the UCS), eventually become conditioned stimuli and produce the conditioned response (CR) of increased arousal and alertness.

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This statement correctly describes the process of classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (such as the sight, smell, and taste of coffee) becomes associated with a naturally occurring stimulus (caffeine) to produce a learned response (increased arousal and alertness).

For a Regular-Coffee Drinker, the Sight, Smell, and Taste of Coffee