Airi learns to associate the sight of a bee with the pain of a bee sting.After learning this association,she runs into the house every time she sees a bee,avoiding the possibility of a sting.What is the sight of the bee according to Mowrer's two-process theory

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The sight of the bee acts as the conditioned stimulus (CS) for classical fear conditioning because Airi has learned to associate it with the pain of a bee sting (the unconditioned stimulus or UCS). It also serves as the discriminative stimulus for operant avoidance learning because it signals the opportunity for Airi to perform an avoidance behavior (running into the house) to prevent the negative outcome (being stung).

Airi Learns to Associate the Sight of a Bee with the Pain