A child covers her ears when she sees fireworks,before actually hearing the sound of the fireworks (that have scared her in the past).In this example,what classical conditioning term is used to label the sight of the fireworks

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The sight of the fireworks, which were previously neutral, has been paired with the unconditioned stimulus of loud and frightening sounds, leading to the child's fear response. This process of pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response is known as classical conditioning. Therefore, the sight of the fireworks is now a conditioned stimulus that triggers a fear response in the child, even before the sound of the fireworks is heard.

A Child Covers Her Ears When She Sees Fireworks,before Actually