Five-year-old Samantha is watching a storm from her window.A huge bolt of lightning is followed by a tremendous thunderclap.Startled,Samantha jumps at the noise.This happens several times.As the storm moves farther away,Samantha jumps at the sight of a lightning bolt but doesn't hear the thunder until after she jumps! In this example,the unconditioned stimulus is the _______________ and the conditioned stimulus is the _______________.
A)thunder;lightning
B)jumping;lightning
C)lightning;thunder
D)thunder;jumping

Question

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The unconditioned stimulus is the thunder, which naturally causes Samantha to jump (the unconditioned response). The conditioned stimulus becomes the lightning, as she learns to associate it with the upcoming thunder and jumps in anticipation.

Five-Year-Old Samantha Is Watching a Storm from Her Window