When a parent belittles, screams at, or physically abuses their children, the parent becomes a(n) _____ for fear and withdrawal.
A)conditioned stimulus
B)conditioned response
C)unconditioned stimulus
D)unconditioned response

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A conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually elicits a conditioned response. In this case, the parent's belittling, screaming, or physical abuse is the conditioned stimulus, and the child's fear and withdrawal is the conditioned response.

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