While applying a placebo effect for treatment, a little white pill functions as the _____ while the original drug functions as the _____.
A) US; CS
B) UR; CR
C) CS; US
D) CR; UR

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In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus (CS) is the neutral stimulus that, through association, comes to elicit a conditioned response. The unconditioned stimulus (US) is the stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any learning. In the context of a placebo effect, the little white pill (placebo) functions as the conditioned stimulus (CS) because it is neutral and becomes associated with the effects of the treatment. The original drug, which naturally causes the therapeutic effect, functions as the unconditioned stimulus (US).

While Applying a Placebo Effect for Treatment, a Little White