When Selma was five years old she, was terrified and became hysterical when her older brother dropped a spider down her shirt. Today, even the sight of a rubber spider is enough to make her agitated and uneasy. In this example of classical conditioning, having the spider dropped down her shirt by her older brother is:

a. an unconditioned response
b. a conditioned stimulus
c. an unconditioned stimulus
d. a conditioned response


C

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