Every time Jeff gets his paycheque, he feels really good. Lately, he has noticed that he has started to like the person who hands him his paycheque every week. From a classical conditioning perspective, the person who hands Jeff his paycheque is a(n)
A)unconditioned stimulus
B)unconditioned response
C)conditioned stimulus
D)conditioned response
E)positive reinforcer

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In classical conditioning, a conditioned stimulus is something that originally does not elicit a strong emotional response but comes to do so because it is associated with a stimulus that does. In this case, the person handing Jeff his paycheque has become a conditioned stimulus because Jeff has learned to associate this person with the positive feelings (unconditioned response) elicited by receiving his paycheque (unconditioned stimulus).

Every Time Jeff Gets His Paycheque, He Feels Really Good