In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus must be
A. dependent upon reward.
B. equivalent stimuli.
C. in a contiguous relationship.
D. in a noncontiguous relationship.
Answer:C
In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus must be
A. dependent upon reward. B. equivalent stimuli. C. in a contiguous relationship. D. in a noncontiguous relationship.
Explanation: C) In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus (e.g., tuning fork tone) and unconditioned stimulus (e.g., meat powder) must be in a contiguous relationship. Such a relationship means they occur together, with the CS appearing immediately prior to the UCS.