One Saturday, Adhar Was Sitting at Home When the Telephone

Multiple Choice

One Saturday, Adhar was sitting at home when the telephone rang. A local company was making promotional calls and told Adhar he had just won a $500 gift certificate. He felt a rush of excitement at the thought of what he could do with $500. Now Adhar finds that whenever he hears a telephone ring, he feels a little surge of excitement. What is the conditioned response in this example?

A) the ringing of a telephone
B) the news that he had just won a $500 gift certificate
C) the surge of excitement that Adhar feels whenever he hears a telephone ring
D) the rush of excitement he felt when he won the certificate