Suppose that Dylan has a new girlfriend whom he really likes. He programs his cell phone so that every time his new girlfriend calls, his phone plays the new Justin Timberlake single. After he has had his phone programmed this way for a little while, he notices that he feels happy whenever he hears the Justin Timberlake song. What is the best term for the role of the Justin Timberlake song?
A) cognitive inference
B) behavioral reward
C) generalization
D) conditioned stimulus

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The Justin Timberlake song is the conditioned stimulus because it is paired with the girlfriend's call (which serves as the unconditioned stimulus) to create a conditioned response (feeling happy).

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