Joseph used classical conditioning to teach his sister to be afraid of squirrels.If he is successful,the neutral stimulus,the squirrel,must have been paired with a(n)________,such as ________.
A) neutral stimulus; a light turning on
B) conditioned response; running away
C) unconditioned response; an increased heartbeat
D) unconditioned stimulus; a loud noise

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In this situation, Joseph would have used classical conditioning to associate the neutral stimulus (squirrel) with an unconditioned stimulus (loud noise), which would elicit an unconditioned response (fear). Over time, the squirrel alone would then elicit the conditioned response of fear. Therefore, the correct answer is D (unconditioned stimulus; a loud noise).

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