Amanda is allergic to pollen.Whenever she is near a flower,she has an extreme allergic reaction.Interestingly,whenever Amanda is near a silk or fake flower,she also has an extreme allergic reaction despite the absence of pollen.In this example,the fake flower is the ___________ and the allergic reaction it causes is the ___________ response.

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This is an example of classical conditioning, where Amanda has developed an association between flowers and her allergic reaction. The real flower is the unconditioned stimulus because it naturally causes the allergic reaction, and the allergic response is the unconditioned response. The fake flower is the conditioned stimulus because it has been associated with the real flower and now also causes the allergic response. Therefore, the fake flower is the conditioned stimulus and the allergic response it causes is the conditioned response. The fact that the allergic response occurs with the fake flower demonstrates stimulus generalization, but the question specifically asks for the classification of the fake flower and its associated response.

Amanda Is Allergic to Pollen