Three-year-old Kayla has been seeing her pediatrician for checkups every six months and fears the shots she receives each time. Now, even though he does not administer the shots, Kayla cries when the pediatrician enters the room because she associates him with receiving shots. The pediatrician has become a(n):
A) conditioned stimulus
B) conditioned response
C) unconditioned stimulus
D) unconditioned response

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In classical conditioning, a naturally occurring reflex becomes associated with an environmental cue. In this case, the fear that accompanies an impending shot has become associated with the pediatrician who has administered these shots in the past. The pediatrician is the environmental cue.

Three-Year-Old Kayla Has Been Seeing Her Pediatrician for Checkups Every