Suppose a child in the hospital gets injections from the nurses, and the child eventually learns to cry as soon as a nurse walks into her room. What is the conditioned response?
A) crying when getting a shot
B) crying when the nurse comes in
C) fear of the nurse
D) fear of the shot

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The conditioned response is the learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus, which in this case is crying when the nurse comes in. This response has been conditioned through the association of the nurse with the discomfort of getting a shot.

Suppose a Child in the Hospital Gets Injections from the Nurses