Seven-year-old Bert is going to the eye doctor for the first time. One of the tests performed by the eye doctor is one that checks for pressure in the eye. To take this test, Bert sits in a chair, places his forehead against an apparatus, and waits for instructions from the doctor. Then his eye is hit with a puff of air! While it doesn't hurt, it sure is startling and reflexively causes Bert to blink. When the doctor says it's time to check the other eye, Bert begins to blink as soon as he rests his head against the apparatus. What is the conditioned response in this acquisition scenario?

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Bert's blinking after the feeling of the apparatus against his forehead is the conditioned response, as it is a learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus (the feeling of the apparatus) that has become associated with the unconditioned stimulus (the puff of air).

Seven-Year-Old Bert Is Going to the Eye Doctor for the First