After repeatedly pairing the appearance of a nurse in green scrubs with the painful experience of getting a vaccination, the patient will react every time they see a nurse in green grubs enter the room.In this example, the nurse in the green scrubs is a(n)
A) conditioned response (CR).
B) conditioned stimulus (CS).
C) unconditioned response (UR).
D) unconditioned stimulus (US).

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The nurse in green scrubs is the conditioned stimulus (CS) because it has been consistently paired with the unconditioned stimulus (US) of the painful vaccination, resulting in the patient's conditioned response (CR) of reacting every time they see a nurse in green scrubs enter the room. The unconditioned response (UR) would be the natural response of feeling pain during the vaccination.

After Repeatedly Pairing the Appearance of a Nurse in Green