One Saturday, Adhar was sitting at home when the telephone rang. A local company was making promotional calls and told Adhar he had just won a $500 gift certificate. He felt a rush of excitement at the thought of what he could do with $500. Now Adhar finds that whenever he hears a telephone ring, he feels a little surge of excitement. What is the conditioned response in this example?

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The conditioned response in this example is the surge of excitement that Adhar feels whenever he hears a telephone ring. This response has been conditioned by the telephone ringing being repeatedly paired with the exciting news of winning a gift certificate. Option A (ringing of a telephone) is the neutral stimulus, option B (news of winning a gift certificate) is the unconditioned stimulus, and option D (rush of excitement when he won the certificate) is the unconditioned response.

One Saturday, Adhar Was Sitting at Home When the Telephone