Imagine that you flinch after seeing lightning because in previous instances the lightning is followed by thunder, which scared you. In this scenario, lightning can be interpreted as being a(n):
A) unconditioned stimulus.
B) unconditioned response.
C) conditioned stimulus.
D) conditioned response.

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The lightning has become a conditioned stimulus because it is now associated with the fear response (conditional response) previously elicited by thunder (unconditioned stimulus).

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