Question

while working outside, jim reached for the garden hose and grabbed a snake instead. now each time he reaches for the hose, he gets sweaty and his heart races. in this scenario, the hose is the- unconditioned stimulus- conditioned stimulus- unconditioned response- conditioned response

Explanation:

A conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral object that triggers a learned response after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus (the snake, which naturally causes fear/arousal). The hose was neutral, but now causes a physical reaction because it was associated with the snake incident.

Answer:

C. conditioned stimulus