After repeatedly pairing the appearance of a nurse in a white uniform with the painful experience of getting a vaccination, the patient will react with fear every time he or she sees a nurse in a white uniform enter the room. What is the nurse in this situation?

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The nurse in a white uniform becomes a conditioned stimulus (CS) because the patient has learned to associate the nurse with the painful experience of getting a vaccination, leading to a conditioned response of fear.

After Repeatedly Pairing the Appearance of a Nurse in a White