You do nothing the first time you hear a loud sound. But each time you hear the sound, you receive a mild electric shock. Eventually, you cringe at the sound, knowing that it means you are about to be shocked. The first time you heard the sound, what type of stimulus was it?

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Rohan Davies

25 March, 05:45

You do nothing the first time you hear a loud sound. But each time you hear the sound, you receive a mild electric shock. Eventually, you cringe at the sound, knowing that it means you are about to be shocked. The first time you heard the sound, what type of stimulus was it?

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Reina Mcconnell · Answer 1

Conditioned stimulus

Explanation:

The conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.