Suppose you drive the same route to school every day, passing the intersection of Main and Plum Streets. One afternoon, a car runs a red light at that intersection and hits your car. After that, every time you approach the intersection, your hands clutch the wheel and your heart beats faster. For you, the intersection has become
A) an unconditioned stimulus (US).
B) an unconditioned response (UR).
C) a reflexive stimulus (RS).
D) a conditioned stimulus (CS).

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The intersection has now become a conditioned stimulus (CS) because it is now associated with the fear response that was originally caused by the car accident. The fear response is the conditioned response (CR) to the CS.

Suppose You Drive the Same Route to School Every Day