In Pavlov's classical conditioning experiments, the neutral stimulus that comes to elicit a conditioned reponse is known as the:
A) unconditioned stimulus
B) conditioned stimulus
C) reinforced stimulus
D) unreinforced stimulus
I believe the answer is A or B and am leaning more turns B but I am just so confused.
In Pavlov's classical conditioning experiments, the neutral stimulus that comes to elicit a conditioned reponse is known as the:
A) unconditioned stimulus
B) conditioned stimulus
C) reinforced stimulus
D) unreinforced stimulus
I believe the answer is A or B and am leaning more turns B but I am just so confused
In Pavlov's classical conditioning experiments, the neutral stimulus that comes to elicit a conditioned response is known as the conditioned stimulus (option B). Let me explain how to arrive at this answer.
Pavlov conducted his famous experiments with dogs, where he observed how they could be trained to associate a neutral stimulus with a reflexive response. In his experiments, he rang a bell (neutral stimulus) just before presenting the dogs with food (unconditioned stimulus), which naturally caused them to salivate (unconditioned response). Over time, the dogs began to associate the bell with the food, understanding that whenever they heard the bell, food would follow.
As the dogs learned this association, the bell itself became a conditioned stimulus. The conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, after being repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus (such as food), triggers a conditioned response (such as salivation) without the presence of the original unconditioned stimulus.
Therefore, the correct answer to your question is B) conditioned stimulus.