Question

While working in her garden one day, Petra pulled a weed and was promptly stung by a bee that had been resting on one of its leaves. Since this incident, whenever Petra pulls a weed, she feels anxious and stiff. In this case of apparent classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus is the:

Answer 1

Answer: weeds

Step-by-step explanation:

In this case of apparent classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus is the weed.

This is because it was the weed that was actually pulled in the first place which led to the bee stinging stinging her and brought about her anxiety and stiffness whenever she wants to pull a weed.