For several weeks Allen had to clean the men's restroom at the restaurant where he worked. The task always made him nauseated. He has since gone on to better things, but still cannot walk by the door to a men's restroom without becoming slightly queasy. For Allen, the door to the men's room has become__________
A) an unconditioned stimulus.
B) an unconditioned response.
C) a reflexive stimulus.
D) a conditioned stimulus.

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The door to the men's room has become a conditioned stimulus because it now elicits a conditioned response (feeling nauseated) that was previously only elicited by the unconditioned stimulus (cleaning the men's restroom). This is an example of classical conditioning.

For Several Weeks Allen Had to Clean the Men's Restroom