Professor Kraig is known for his difficult quizzes,which automatically make the students anxious.Immediately before each quiz,he always turns off the projector.Students soon notice
That they start to feel anxious when Professor Kraig turns off the projector.In terms of
Classical conditioning,Professor Kraig turning off the projector is a(n)
A) unconditioned stimulus.
B) conditioned stimulus.
C) unconditioned response.
D) conditioned response.

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In classical conditioning, a conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response. In this scenario, the projector being turned off (initially a neutral event) becomes associated with the anxiety-inducing quizzes (the unconditioned stimulus), leading to the students feeling anxious (the conditioned response) when the projector is turned off. Thus, the act of turning off the projector becomes a conditioned stimulus.

Professor Kraig Is Known for His Difficult Quizzes,which Automatically Make