Madison met her first serious boyfriend when she was working a summer job at a café on the beach at an ocean frontresort. Years later, when Madison smells the distinctive smell of saltwater and sand, she still feels a twinge of sadness,remembering the ending of their romance at the end of the summer when they both returned to their separate colleges. Inthis example, the conditioned stimulus is _____ and the conditioned response is _____.

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The conditioned stimulus is the smell of the ocean, as it is what triggers the response of sadness in Madison. The conditioned response is the feeling of sadness, as it is what is elicited by the conditioned stimulus of the ocean smell.

Madison Met Her First Serious Boyfriend When She Was Working