Bryson was three when his neighbour's house burned down. He heard the loud sirens and saw the fire and trembled with fear. Now he's starting preschool. He hears the loud bell ring and associates it with the fire and fire trucks and begins to tremble. In this setting, the sound of the bell is

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The sound of the bell is a conditioned stimulus because it is associated with the unconditioned stimulus of the fire trucks and sirens which originally caused Bryson to tremble with fear. Through classical conditioning, the bell has become a trigger for this fear response.

Bryson Was Three When His Neighbour's House Burned Down