Catalina ate a candy bar and then went on a fast-moving ride in an amusement park. She was sick to her stomach after the ride and now, Catalina cannot eat candy bars, because they make her nauseous. In this learned association, the candy bar serves as a(n) ________ to Catalina.

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The candy bar serves as a conditioned stimulus because Catalina has learned to associate it with feeling nauseous after the ride. This is a classic example of classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus (candy bar) becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus (fast-moving ride) that naturally produces an unconditioned response (nausea), leading to a conditioned response (nausea in response to the candy bar).

Catalina Ate a Candy Bar and Then Went on a Fast-Moving