A child's learned fear of the mere sight of a hypodermic needle is a(n)

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The fear of a hypodermic needle that a child has learned through association with painful injections is considered a conditioned response. This is because the fear is not innate but rather has been learned through experience, where the needle (a previously neutral stimulus) becomes associated with something that naturally causes pain (an unconditioned stimulus), leading to a learned (conditioned) fear response.

A Child's Learned Fear of the Mere Sight of a Hypodermic