Asked by naria wiggins on Jul 14, 2024
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Harmony notices that her cat salivates as soon as it hears the sound of Harmony opening a can with an electric can opener. In this example, the ________ is the conditioned stimulus.
A) can of cat food
B) sound of the electric can opener
C) dish that Harmony puts the food in
D) cat scurrying into the kitchen
Conditioned Stimulus
A previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.
Electric Can Opener
A kitchen appliance designed to remove the lid from a metal can by using an electric motor to power a cutting mechanism.
Cat Food
Nutritional feed specifically formulated to meet the dietary requirements of cats.
- Recognize instances of classical conditioning in daily experiences and research settings.
- Familiarize oneself with the essential terminology and its applications in classical conditioning, such as UCR, UCS, CS, and CR.
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DEVANTE WILLIAMSJul 20, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
The conditioned stimulus is the sound of the electric can opener because it causes the cat to salivate after it has been paired with the unconditioned stimulus (the can of cat food) during the process of classical conditioning.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize instances of classical conditioning in daily experiences and research settings.
- Familiarize oneself with the essential terminology and its applications in classical conditioning, such as UCR, UCS, CS, and CR.