(Questions 46-50) use the following story:
Young Ivan has a phobia of puppies. Whenever he sees a puppy wagging its tail,
he freezes and starts crying. On the other hand, he likes chocolate-covered
strawberries. Observing his behaviors, Ivan's mom thought of a few ways to cure
his phobia of puppies.
Mom tried putting a puppy repeatedly in front of Ivan. Every time she showed him
the puppy, Mom also showed him a chocolate-covered strawberry. After doing
that five times, Mom discovered that Ivan started crying whenever he saw a
chocolate-covered strawberry, even if the puppy was not in his sight. Choose the
appropriate answer for the following questions.
46 What is the conditioned stimulus (CS) in this learning process?