Irinia's dog loves to go for walks, and she always puts a leash on him when they go out. The dog used to wag his tail as soon as they got outside, but now he wags his tail when Irinia picks up the leash. In this case, what is the conditioned stimulus?
A)Irinia
B)the leash
C)going for a walk
D)the wagging tail
E)the outdoors

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The leash is the conditioned stimulus because the dog has learned to associate the act of Irinia picking up the leash with going for a walk, leading to the conditioned response of wagging his tail.

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