In a study cited in the textbook, Schedlowski asked participants to drink green, lavender-scented strawberry milk. Half the participants took an immunosuppressive drug along with the milk. The remainder took a placebo pill. Five days later, and then again 11 days later, all participants took a placebo pill with the milk. Both times, Schedlowski measured the immune responses of all participants. In this study, the green milk is a(n) _____, whereas the immunosuppressive drug is a(n) ______.

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In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus (US) naturally elicits a response without any learning, while the conditioned stimulus (CS) is initially neutral but later comes to elicit a response after being paired with the US. In this study, the green milk was a neutral stimulus (NS) that later became a CS when it was paired with the immunosuppressive drug (US). Therefore, the green milk is a CS, while the immunosuppressive drug is a US. Option B correctly identifies both stimuli as they are described in the study.

In a Study Cited in the Textbook, Schedlowski Asked Participants