This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Miscellaneous, Subject name: Psychiatry
White-coat hypeension is an example of : 
Select and explain. 
A. the unconditioned stimulus, B. the unconditioned response, C. the conditioned stimulus, D. the conditioned response
D: the conditioned response
Answer: D: the conditioned response 
Explanation: The patient's elevated blood pressure in the doctor's office is the conditioned (learned) response. This response results from an association that has been made by classical conditioning between the doctor and/or his white coat (conditioned stimulus) and something negative in the patient's past (unconditioned stimulus), a reaction commonly called "white-coat hypeension." The patient's blood pressure is relatively normal when taken at home.