Jonas,a veteran of the war in Iraq,suffers from PTSD.Now,back home in a quiet California neighborhood,he jumps when he hears a firecracker or a car backfire.In the terminology of classical conditioning,these sounds are BEST thought of as _____ stimuli.

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The sounds of firecrackers or car backfires have become associated with the traumatic events in Iraq, causing an emotional response in Jonas. This is an example of classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (the sound of firecrackers or car backfires) becomes a conditioned stimulus, triggering a conditioned response (Jumping due to PTSD).

Jonas,a Veteran of the War in Iraq,suffers from PTSD