In your college dorm,any time you take a shower,someone always flushes the toilet and causes the water in your shower to turn icy cold,making you cringe.After several episodes like this,you find that you tend to cringe whenever you hear a toilet flush,no matter where you are.In this example,what is the conditioned stimulus?
A)the cold water
B)the sound of the flushing
C)the cringing reaction
D)the sight of a toilet

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The conditioned stimulus in this scenario is the sound of the flushing toilet because it has become associated with the unpleasant experience of the shower water turning cold. This association has led to a learned response (cringing) whenever the sound is heard, even in different environments.

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