When Luke kissed Laura,her heart rate increased.Luke always wore Old Spice after shave.Whenever Laura smelled Old Spice,her heart would race.Laura's increased heart rate when she smelled Old Spice was the:
A)unconditioned stimulus.
B)unconditioned response.
C)conditioned stimulus.
D)conditioned response.

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The initial stimulus that caused Laura's heart rate to increase was the kiss from Luke (unconditioned stimulus) and her resulting increased heart rate was the unconditioned response. However, over time, she associated the smell of Old Spice with Luke and kissing him, which caused her heart rate to increase even without him being present. Therefore, the smell of Old Spice became a conditioned stimulus and Laura's increased heart rate in response to the smell became the conditioned response.

When Luke Kissed Laura,her Heart Rate Increased