As Ronnie hears a song on the radio,she feels stressed: her heart races,her hands become clammy,and her breathing becomes rapid.The song is familiar because it was very popular at a time when her parents were going through a divorce that caused Ronnie intense anxiety.In this scenario,identify the following in the same respective order: the conditioned stimulus,the unconditioned stimulus,the conditioned response,and the unconditioned response.
A)Parents fighting;song;anxiety toward parents fighting;anxiety toward song
B)Parents fighting;anxiety toward parents fighting;song;anxiety toward song
C)Song;parents fighting;anxiety toward song;anxiety toward parents fighting
D)Song;anxiety toward song;parents fighting;anxiety toward parents fighting

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- The conditioned stimulus is the song because it is what triggers the conditioned response (anxiety) after being associated with the unconditioned stimulus (parents' divorce). 
- The unconditioned stimulus is the parents' divorce because it naturally caused anxiety in Ronnie without any previous association. 
- The conditioned response is the anxiety toward the song because it was learned and associated with the parents' divorce. 
- The unconditioned response is the anxiety toward parents' fighting/divorce because it is a natural response to a stressful event like divorce.

As Ronnie Hears a Song on the Radio,she Feels Stressed