When Charissa was a young child, she stepped on a bee and was stung. Since that time, she has been terrified of flying insects and runs away if she sees any. According to the classical conditioning model, the bee was

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The bee was a conditioned stimulus because it was a neutral stimulus that, after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus (the sting), came to elicit the conditioned response (fear).

When Charissa Was a Young Child, She Stepped on a Bee