John has to give his cat Garfield a pill every day.He always opens up the pill bottle (which makes a popping sound)and removes one pill before giving it to Garfield,and he follows this by giving him a treat as a reward.After a while,John notices that when he opens up the pill bottle,Garfield comes running to him right away.In this example,the __________ is the conditioned stimulus.
A)sound of the pill bottle opening
B)pill-taking
C)cat running out
D)treat

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The sound of the pill bottle opening has become associated with the reward (treat) for Garfield, and therefore has become a conditioned stimulus that elicits a response (Garfield running to John). The pill-taking and treat are the unconditioned stimulus and unconditioned response, respectively, that led to the development of the conditioned response. The cat running out is not a stimulus, but rather a response to the conditioned stimulus.

John Has to Give His Cat Garfield a Pill Every