Bill always starts his day with a cup of strong coffee. Bill stayed overnight at his mother's home, and she made him a cup of coffee when he got up. Later, he was surprised to discover that his mother's coffee was decaffeinated, because he had felt more alert after drinking the coffee. In this example, what are the CS and CR?

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In this example, the smell and taste of coffee is the conditioned stimulus (CS) and the feeling of alertness is the conditioned response (CR). Bill has associated the smell and taste of coffee with the feeling of alertness due to his regular consumption of coffee with caffeine. Even though the coffee he drank at his mother's house was decaffeinated, the smell and taste of coffee still triggered his conditioned response of feeling more alert.

Bill Always Starts His Day with a Cup of Strong