If the sound of the refrigerator door opening causes Jessica to salivate because it has previously been associated with the presentation of food,Jessica's salivation to the sound of the door opening is a(n)
A) conditioned response.
B) unconditioned response.
C) conditioned stimulus.
D) unconditioned stimulus.

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Jessica's salivation is a learned response that has been conditioned through previous association with the presentation of food. Therefore, it is a conditioned response (CR). The sound of the refrigerator door opening is the conditioned stimulus (CS) that now elicits the CR. Therefore, choices C and D are incorrect. An unconditioned response (UR) is an innate reflexive response to an unconditioned stimulus (US) without prior learning or pairing of stimuli. Salivating in response to food is an example of a UR that does not apply in this scenario.

If the Sound of the Refrigerator Door Opening Causes Jessica