If the sound of a clap occurs just before a puff of air is delivered to the eye, the person will, after several repetitions, learn to blink to the sound of the clap. Blinking to the sound of the clap would be considered a
A)neutral stimulus.
B)conditioned response.
C)spontaneous response.
D)conditioned stimulus.

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Blinking to the sound of the clap is a conditioned response because it is a learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus (the sound of the clap) that has become associated with the unconditioned stimulus (the puff of air).

If the Sound of a Clap Occurs Just Before a Puff