Amanda and her friend, Laila, are driving through town on the way to meet friends for dinner. At a busy intersection, Amanda slams on her brakes, narrowly avoiding a dangerous car accident with another car that ran the red light. Both girls were very startled and upset. Since that day, Laila has been having intense fear reactions anytime she nears the same intersection and purposely avoids the area.Lets first consider how Lailas fear was created. In this scenario, the is the unconditioned stimulus which naturally produces feelings of (unconditioned response). While the is typically a neutral stimulus, it becomes the conditioned stimulus after it is paired with the unconditioned stimulus and begins producing feelings of (conditioned response).