Question

alexis drinks highly caffeinated espresso, which activates their sympathetic nervous system. as alexis walks into their favorite local coffee shop, their hands shake and their heart pounds. which alternative below correctly identifies the neutral stimulus, the cs, and the us? neutral stimulus—walking into coffee shop; cs—walking into coffee shop; us—pounding heart neutral stimulus—caffeine; cs—walking into coffee shop; us—caffeine neutral stimulus—walking into coffee shop; cs—walking into coffee shop; us—caffeine neutral stimulus—walking into coffee shop; cs—caffeine; us—caffeine

Explanation:

In classical - conditioning, a neutral stimulus (NS) is a stimulus that initially does not elicit a response. Here, walking into the coffee shop is initially neutral. The unconditioned stimulus (US) is a stimulus that naturally and automatically elicits a response, which is caffeine in this case as it activates the sympathetic nervous system. Through association, the neutral stimulus (walking into the coffee shop) becomes a conditioned stimulus (CS) that elicits a similar response as the US.

Answer:

neutral stimulus—walking into coffee shop; CS—walking into coffee shop; US—caffeine