Research revealed that patients who received chemotherapy in a hospital setting subsequently experienced a(n) _____ immune response when they visited the hospital again but did not receive chemotherapy. In this example, the _____ would be the US.
A) enhanced; hospital
B) suppressed; hospital
C) enhanced; chemotherapy
D) suppressed; chemotherapy

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The suppressed immune response is a conditioned response to the hospital environment, which was previously associated with chemotherapy. The chemotherapy acts as the unconditioned stimulus (US) that initially caused the immune suppression.

Research Revealed That Patients Who Received Chemotherapy in a Hospital