Classically Conditioned Emotional Reactions After being involved in a serious auto accident, many people develop a conditioned emotional response to the scene of the accident. Your author Don is no exception. He still shudders when he drives through the intersection of 10th and Cincinnati streets near the downtown campus of Tulsa Community College. His car (shown here) was crumpled by an SUV that sped up through a red light and smashed into the driver’s side, spinning the car almost 180 degrees. (Fortunately, the entire sequence of events was witnessed by the Tulsa police officer in the car directly behind Don.) Although Don wasn’t seriously hurt, just looking at the photo of the intersection (and his totaled car) makes his neck tighten up and his heart race. In this example, can you identify the UCS, UCR, CS, and CR?
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