A startling noise will always cause the human eye to blink. If one has learned to associate a blue light with a startling noise, what is the blue light-elicited eyeblink action known as?
A) an unconditioned stimulus
B) a conditioned response
C) an unconditioned response
D) a conditioned stimulus

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A conditioned response is a learned response to a stimulus that is associated with an unconditioned stimulus. In this case, the blue light is the conditioned stimulus, and the eyeblink is the conditioned response.

A Startling Noise Will Always Cause the Human Eye to Blink