Individuals being treated for cancer may develop nausea when they arrive at the place where they have been receiving chemotherapy. In this case, the conditioned stimulus is ________.
A) chemotherapy
B) nausea
C) the place where therapy takes place
D) avoidance by cancelling the appointment

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The conditioned stimulus is the place where therapy takes place, as it is associated with the nausea that the individual experiences during and after chemotherapy. This association becomes stronger over time and leads to the development of a conditioned response (nausea) triggered by the place where therapy takes place (conditioned stimulus). The other options (A, B, and D) are not the conditioned stimulus because they do not play a role in eliciting the learned response (nausea) in the presence of the conditioned stimulus (place of therapy).

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