In terms of aversive stimuli, attacks and foul odors are _______ while threats and falling grades are ______.
A) Potent; impotent
B) Natural; secondary
C) Primary; conditioned
D) Primitive; cultured

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Attacks and foul odors are primary aversive stimuli because they naturally evoke a response without prior learning, while threats and falling grades are conditioned aversive stimuli as they acquire their aversive qualities through association with other aversive events.

In Terms of Aversive Stimuli, Attacks and Foul Odors Are