An 11-year-old girl with an overactive immune system that attacks her own body receives a treatment in which cod liver oil is paired with an immune-suppressant drug. After these initial trials, she occasionally receives only cod liver oil (without the drug), yet her body still shows the desired impairment of functioning. According to the principles of classical conditioning, the cod liver oil would be considered the:

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The cod liver oil initially paired with the immune-suppressant drug becomes a conditioned stimulus, as it eventually elicits the desired response on its own.

An 11-Year-Old Girl with an Overactive Immune System That Attacks