For a regular-coffee drinker, the sight, smell, and taste of coffee are the original neutral stimulus, which, after being paired with caffeine (the UCS), eventually become conditioned stimuli and produce the conditioned response (CR) of increased arousal and alertness.

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This statement is true. Coffee is a neutral stimulus until it is paired with caffeine, which causes increased arousal and alertness, leading to a conditioned response.

For a Regular-Coffee Drinker, the Sight, Smell, and Taste of Coffee