Joseph used classical conditioning to teach his sister to be afraid of squirrels. If he is successful, the neutral stimulus, the squirrel, must have been paired with a(n) ________, such as ________.
a. neutral stimulus; a light turning on
b. conditioned response; running away
c. unconditioned response; an increased heartbeat
d. unconditioned stimulus; a loud noise
If Joseph is successful, the neutral stimulus, the squirrel, must have been paired with an unconditioned stimulus such as a loud noise.
Option: (d)
Explanation:
In classical conditioning, two of the stimulus are linked together in order to produce a newly acquired response in a person or animal.
To make clear for his sister to be afraid of squirrel he introduced a stimuli ‘loud noise’ that makes aware about risk of squirrel. The classical conditioning technique was introduced by Pavlov in 1902.
