Tomas really likes chocolate. Every time he eats a piece of chocolate, he gets a warm and fuzzy feeling. Lately, he has noticed that he gets that feeling whenever he enters the candy store to buy some chocolate. Now he really likes the candy store. For Tomas, the candy store is a(n)
A)UCS
B)CS
C)UCR
D)CR
E)discriminative stimulus

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The candy store has become a conditioned stimulus (CS) for Tomas. Initially, eating chocolate (the unconditioned stimulus, or UCS) naturally elicited a warm and fuzzy feeling (the unconditioned response, or UCR). Over time, the candy store, which was previously neutral, became associated with the chocolate and the feeling it produces. Now, entering the candy store triggers the same warm and fuzzy feeling, even before eating any chocolate, making the candy store a conditioned stimulus.

Tomas Really Likes Chocolate