When Zhao was 5 years old, there was a thunderstorm one night.While Zhao watched the "pretty" lightning in the sky, the storm sirens near his house went off and scared him.As an adult, he is still terrified of thunderstorms.Based on classical conditioning principles, a behavioral therapist would suggest the fear that Zhao feels during thunderstorms is:

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The fear that Zhao feels during thunderstorms was initially caused by the unconditioned stimulus of the thunderstorm and was an unconditioned response. However, over time, his fear became associated with the sirens (which were a neutral stimulus) that went off during the thunderstorm. As a result, the sirens became a conditioned stimulus that triggered the conditioned response of fear in Zhao during thunderstorms. Therefore, the fear that Zhao feels during thunderstorms is a conditioned response.

When Zhao Was 5 Years Old, There Was a Thunderstorm