Condtioned stimulus is a type of stimulus that enhance some response when they are been paired with natural stimulus.
For example, water is an unconditioned stimulus, and been thirsty in response to the sound of water is an unconditioned response which is why the conditioned response would be feeling thirsty when you heard the sound of water due to the fact that conditioned response is a behavior that does not come naturally because it must be learned by the person or individual by pairing neutral stimulus with a potent stimulus which does not require any learning just as in the case of Sven whose eats popcorn every time he goes to the movies in which when he goes to a new theatre with no concessions and finds that his mouth is watering for popcorn the entire time which therefore indicate the conditioned stimulus of WATCHING THE MOVIES AND EATING POPCORN.
The nursing instructor is talking to a class of nursing students about the American's with Disabilities Act, and persons having various disabilities that have the right to education in the least restrictive environment. The nursing instructor asks the students, "the is the reason for the least restrictive environment are:
Marty is in middle school. He is an intelligent boy with good language skills. He is fascinated with the local train schedule and likes to make sure that the train arrives and leaves on time every day. Marty does not like to play with other children and he has difficulty making eye contact with anyone. Marty has diagnostic features of Rett's disorder.
When the author states "which is a frequent source of controversy in public debates," he is giving us some indication that the information that follows is a source of debate. The debate is that people cannot always agree on what the exact meaning of the amendment is.
