Kareem laughs whenever his neck is touched. Now before touching his neck, his mommy says "gotcha." Pretty soon, as soon as she says "gotcha," Kareem starts to laugh. In this example, what is the conditioned stimulus?
A) Laughing when his neck is touched
B) Saying "gotcha"
C) Laughing when he hears "gotcha"
D) Touching his neck

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The conditioned stimulus is the "gotcha" phrase because it is a neutral stimulus that, through association with the unconditioned stimulus (touching the neck), comes to elicit a conditioned response (laughing).

Kareem Laughs Whenever His Neck Is Touched