Asked by HRISHIKESH GOSWAMI on May 20, 2024
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In Aldous Huxley's book Brave New World , infants develop a fear of books after books are repeatedly presented with a scary loud noise. In this fictional example, the loud noise is a(n) ____.
A) conditioned stimulus
B) conditioned response
C) unconditioned stimulus
D) unconditioned response
Conditioned Stimulus
A neutral stimulus that, through repeated pairings with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to evoke a conditioned response.
Unconditioned Stimulus
A stimulus (e.g., meat powder) that naturally evokes a particular response (salivation).
- Understand classical conditioning as a mechanism for attitude formation.
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Lyric GladdinMay 23, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
The loud noise is an unconditioned stimulus because it naturally (without prior learning) elicits a fear response. In classical conditioning, an unconditioned stimulus is something that automatically triggers a physiological reflex action or emotional response.
Learning Objectives
- Understand classical conditioning as a mechanism for attitude formation.