Let’s say you have a hungry cat in your kitchen. You use your electric can opener, which makes a rather loud sound, to open a can of cat food. You have done this many times before. The hungry cat runs toward the plate of food when it sees it being set on the floor. In this example, the placement of the food on the floor is a(n)
A. conditioned stimulus.
B. conditioned response.
C. unconditioned stimulus.
D. unconditioned response.
Answer:C
Let’s say you have a hungry cat in your kitchen. You use your electric can opener, which makes a rather loud sound, to open a can of cat food. You have done this many times before. The hungry cat runs toward the plate of food when it sees it being set on the floor. In this example, the placement of the food on the floor is a(n)
A. conditioned stimulus. B. conditioned response. C. unconditioned stimulus. D. unconditioned response.