Asked by Monica Cervantes on May 02, 2024
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A woman reported feeling "weak in the knees" whenever she smelled cigarette smoke and Beemans gum because of the association of these smells with her first love. In this example, the combined smell of cigarettes and Beemans gum would be
A) a conditioned response.
B) an unconditioned response.
C) a conditioned stimulus.
D) an unconditioned stimulus.
Conditioned Stimulus
A previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.
Conditioned Response
A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.
Cigarette Smoke
The smoke produced by burning tobacco in cigarettes, which contains a complex mixture of chemicals harmful to health.
- Discern and separate conditioned stimuli (CS) from unconditioned stimuli (US).
- Execute the principles of classical conditioning in everyday examples.
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Zybrea KnightMay 03, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
The combined smell of cigarettes and Beemans gum is a conditioned stimulus because it has been associated with the woman's first love and causes a conditioned response of feeling "weak in the knees." The unconditioned stimulus would be the woman's first love, and the unconditioned response would be the feeling of being "weak in the knees" in response to the presence of the first love, independent of the smells.
Learning Objectives
- Discern and separate conditioned stimuli (CS) from unconditioned stimuli (US).
- Execute the principles of classical conditioning in everyday examples.