Suppose that an adult has a chronic problem with constipation.During treatment, each morning the adult inserts a suppository, reads the morning paper, and in a few minutes experiences a bowel movement.After a month of this procedure, the bowel movement occurs after reading the paper.In this example, the CS is:
A)reading the paper
B)the bowel movement to the suppository
C)the suppository
D)the bowel movement to reading the paper

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The CS (conditioned stimulus) is the reading of the paper, as it has become associated with the UCS (unconditioned stimulus) of the suppository, resulting in the conditioned response of the bowel movement.

Suppose That an Adult Has a Chronic Problem with Constipation