Question

Because his football coach frequently yells at him for swearing, Antonio now becomes anxious when he's near his coach. The coach is a(n) ________ for Antonio's anxiety.

a. secondary reinforcer
b. conditioned stimulus
c. unconditioned stimulus
d. negative reinforcer

Answer 1

The coach is a B. conditioned stimulus for Antonio's anxiety.

Step-by-step explanation:

In classical conditioning, a conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus who became as such by being paired with an unconditioned stimulus. It will activate a conditioned response in the future.

In this case, Antonio's coach has become a conditioned stimulus; his yelling was the unconditioned stimulus and Antonio's anxiety is his conditioned response to this.