A parent brings his 15-month-old to the pediatrician's office for her first shot.The child is happy and playful right up until the time the shot is injected.Now,every time the child sees someone in a white lab coat,she cries in terror.The injection in this scenario served as the
A) conditioned stimulus.
B) unconditioned stimulus.
C) unconditioned response.
D) conditioned response.

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The injection, which naturally causes pain and fear without prior conditioning, serves as the unconditioned stimulus. The child's fear response to the injection did not need to be learned; it occurred naturally.

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