Dr. Garcia is known for his difficult pop quizzes. Immediately before he springs a pop quiz on his students, he typically goes to the classroom door and closes it, and his students begin to feel anxious and tense. Students soon learn to anticipate a pop quiz and feel anxious whenever Dr. Garcia closes the classroom door. Closing the door has become a(n):______________ .
a) conditioned stimulus
b) unconditioned stimulus
c) unconditioned response
d) conditioned response

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Answer:

The answer is A

Explanation:

A stimulus is something that causes people to respond in a certain way. In this case the stimulus causes the students to feel anxious. This is a conditioned stimulus because the students have been conditioned to expect a pop quiz every time the teacher closes the door.