Courtney suffered a very serious dog bite when she was a small child,and she still recoils in fear from her friends' dogs.It is likely that for Courtney,dogs now serve as
A)unconditioned responses.
B)unconditioned stimuli
C)conditioned responses.
D)conditioned stimuli.

Question

Courtney suffered a very serious dog bite when she was a small child,and she still recoils in fear from her friends' dogs.It is likely that for Courtney,dogs now serve as 
A)unconditioned responses. 
B)unconditioned stimuli 
C)conditioned responses. 
D)conditioned stimuli.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Courtney's fear response to dogs is a learned reaction due to her past experience, making dogs a conditioned stimulus that triggers her fear.

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