A nursing mother puts her baby to her breast to feed every time she hears it cry. After a few days, her milk starts to flow as soon as she hears the baby. In terms of classical conditioning, what is the conditioned stimulus?

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The conditioned stimulus is the baby's cry, as it has become associated with the automatic response of milk flow. The mother and baby sucking at the breast are part of the unconditioned response, and the flow of milk is the unconditioned stimulus.

A Nursing Mother Puts Her Baby to Her Breast to Feed