Asked by Kirsis Gonzalez on Jun 27, 2024

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When a dog salivates at meat, the salivation is __________.

A) a conditioned response
B) an unconditioned response
C) a conditioned stimulus
D) an unconditioned stimulus

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become conditioned through association with an unconditioned stimulus.

Meat

The flesh of animals, including mammals, poultry, and fish, consumed as food by humans.

  • Identify the differences between conditioned and unconditioned responses and stimuli.
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Maninder SinghJun 30, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Salivation at the sight or smell of meat is an automatic reflex that occurs without any prior learning. Therefore, it is an unconditioned response (UR) to the unconditioned stimulus (US) of meat.