The loud barking of a dog causes a child to experience fear.If sight of the dog now elicits fear, then the sight of the dog is called a__________ , and the fear is called the__________ .
A)US, CR
B)CS, UR
C)US, UR
D)CS, CR

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The barking of the dog is the unconditioned stimulus (US) as it naturally elicits fear. The fear response is the unconditioned response (UR). However, if the sight of the dog now elicits fear, then the sight of the dog has become a conditioned stimulus (CS) and the fear response is now a conditioned response (CR). Therefore, choice D is the correct answer.

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