Jimmy, age 5, runs to the door every time he hears a car drive by, expecting his mother to come home from work. From a classical conditioning perspective, the sound of the car is:
A)An unconditioned response
B)An unconditioned stimulus
C)A conditioned response
D)A conditioned stimulus

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The sound of the car has become a conditioned stimulus because it is associated with the arrival of Jimmy's mother, which has been repeatedly paired with the sound of the car, making him anticipate her arrival.

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