Jonas is a veteran of the war in Iraq. He suffers from PTSD. Now, back home in a quiet California neighborhood, he jumps when he hears a firecracker or a car backfire. In the terminology of classical conditioning, these sounds are BEST thought of as _____ stimuli.

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The sounds of firecrackers and car backfires have become associated with the traumatic experiences of war for Jonas, leading to a conditioned response of fear or anxiety. Therefore, they are best thought of as conditioned stimuli.

Jonas Is a Veteran of the War in Iraq