As a teenager allowed to see scary movies for the first time, Jacob learned that when slow, eerie music played this meant that something scary was about to occur. After seeing his first few scary movies, Jacob quickly developed the conditioned response (CR) of feeling his heart beat faster at the sound of this music. Now, 30 years later, how is Jacob likely to respond to hearing this music while watching a movie?

A. He will have become so conditioned to this type of music in movies that it no longer evokes a response.
B. His response will have gotten so strong that he can no longer watch a scary movie comfortably.
C. He will continue to experience the same rapid heart- beat in response to the music as he did as a teenager.
D. His rapid heartbeat will be slightly more intense than when he was a teenager and first formed this association.


Answer: D

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