Question

In pavlov's study, the ucs was _____; the neutral stimulus was _____; and, finally, the cs was _____.

Answer 1

UCS= unconditioned stimulus CS= conditioned stimulus The unconditioned stimulus in Pavlov's experiments was the dog food (because the dogs would salivate at dog food without previous conditioning). The conditioned stimulus was the bell. This is because the it only has effect with the association with food. The neutral stimulus was the bell as it would have no effect on its own.