A College Student Is Allergic to Pollen

Multiple Choice

A college student is allergic to pollen. Whenever they are near a flower, they develop an extreme allergic reaction. Interestingly, whenever the student is near a silk or fake flower, they also have an extreme allergic reaction despite the absence of pollen. In this example, the fake flower is the ___________ and the allergic reaction it causes is the ___________ response.

A) conditioned stimulus; conditioned
B) conditioned stimulus; unconditioned
C) unconditioned stimulus; conditioned
D) stimulus generalization; conditioned