Gertrude has a fear of dogs.She is receiving therapy in which she must be in the same room with a friendly dog and not retreat.In this therapy,the dog is:

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In this therapy, the dog is presented as the conditional stimulus (CS) that elicits the fear response. By gradually exposing Gertrude to the presence of the friendly dog without any negative consequences, the fear response (unconditioned response, or UCR) will eventually become extinct. Therefore, the correct answer is B, the CS.

Gertrude Has a Fear of Dogs