When Ling Was 8 Years Old,she Was Startled and Began

question 144

Multiple Choice

When Ling was 8 years old,she was startled and began to cry when a car backfired just as she was walking under a ladder.As an adult,Ling is still terrified of ladders.Based on principles of classical conditioning,what term is used to label the sound of the car backfiring

• A) unconditioned stimulus 
• B) conditioned stimulus 
• C) counterconditioning 
• D) transference

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