Many individuals decide that they feel hungry and eat lunch when they see both hands of the clock on the 12,indicating that it is noontime.This may occur regardless of how recently they ate breakfast.In this example,the conditioned response is:
A)the act of eating breakfast.
B)the act of eating lunch.
C)the counting of the number of hours since breakfast.
D)the watching of the hands of the clock.

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The conditioned response is the act of eating lunch, which is triggered by the sight of both hands of the clock on the 12. This means that the individual has been conditioned to associate that time with the act of eating lunch, regardless of their actual hunger levels or how recently they ate breakfast. The other answer choices are not relevant to the conditioned response described in the scenario.

Many Individuals Decide That They Feel Hungry and Eat Lunch