Professor Kraig is known for his difficult pop quizzes,which naturally make the students feel anxious.Immediately before he springs a quiz on his students and they start to feel anxious,he always shuts down his laptop to remove his lecture slides from the overhead screen.Students soon notice that they start to feel anxious when Professor Kraig reaches for his laptop and shuts it down.In terms of classical conditioning,Professor Kraig closing his laptop is a(n)_______.

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The closure of the laptop is initially a neutral stimulus, until it is consistently paired with the presentation of the pop quiz, which is the unconditioned stimulus that naturally elicits anxiety in the students. Over time, the closure of the laptop becomes a conditioned stimulus that elicits anxiety, which is the conditioned response. Therefore, the closure of the laptop is a conditioned stimulus.

Professor Kraig Is Known for His Difficult Pop Quizzes,which Naturally