Gavin recently went deep-sea fishing with some friends. Unfortunately, he was extremely seasick the entire time he was on the boat, and now when he sees boats he feels queasy. In this situation, the conditioned stimulus is the
A)sea.
B)boat.
C)friend who invited Gavin.
D)nausea.
E)none of these responses.

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The conditioned stimulus is the boat because Gavin's seasickness (the unconditioned response) was paired with the sight of boats. Now, seeing boats triggers his queasiness (the conditioned response) without the need for actual seasickness.

Gavin Recently Went Deep-Sea Fishing with Some Friends