When Margie was a toddler, she nearly drowned in a lake where her family was fishing.The experience left her phobic of water.The experience of seeing a body of water is now which of the following for Margie:
A)a conditioned stimulus
B)an unconditioned stimulus
C)an unconditioned response
D)a conditioned response

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Margie's fear of water is a learned response resulting from her traumatic experience of almost drowning in the lake. Seeing a body of water now acts as a trigger for this response, making it a conditioned stimulus.

When Margie Was a Toddler, She Nearly Drowned in a Lake