A doctor administers a drug to a patient in a small room in the hospital. This drug increases the heart rate of the patient. After awhile, the patient's heart rate increases just by being in the small room before the drug is even given. In this example, what is the conditioned response?

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The conditioned response is the increased heart rate in response to the small hospital room, as it has become associated with the drug being administered. The drug and the increased heart rate in response to the drug are the unconditioned stimulus and unconditioned response, respectively. The small hospital room is the conditioned stimulus.

A Doctor Administers a Drug to a Patient in a Small