Joy was startled into flinching when she heard thunder during a rain storm.Eventually,the sight of lighting made her flinch.What is the conditioned stimulus in this example?
A) sound of thunder
B) flinching from hearing thunder
C) sight of lightning
D) flinching from sight of lightning

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The conditioned stimulus is the sight of lightning, as it is what eventually caused the flinching response in Joy. The sound of thunder may have initially caused a startle response, but it was the sight of lightning that became associated with the flinching.

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