A College Student Is Allergic to Pollen

question 67

Multiple Choice

A college student is allergic to pollen. Whenever they are near a flower, they develop an extreme allergic reaction. Interestingly, whenever the student is near a silk or fake flower, they also have an extreme allergic reaction despite the absence of pollen. In this example, the fake flower is the ___________ and the allergic reaction it causes is the ___________ response.

• A)conditioned stimulus; conditioned
• B)conditioned stimulus; unconditioned
• C)unconditioned stimulus; conditioned
• D)stimulus generalization; conditioned

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