Simonâs rabbit gets a treat every night. The treats come in a bag that makes a clicking sound. When the rabbit hears the crinkli
ng sound of the bag, he runs to the door of his cage to await the treat. One night when Simon was eating a bag of potato chips, the rabbit hears the crinkling sound of the potato chip bag and runs to his cage door. The crinkling sound is the:_______.
The crinkling sound of the bag is the conditioned stimulus for the rabbit.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The rabbit has got acquainted with the fact that every single time the crinking sound is made, it is followed by a treat. Hence, any crinkling sound heard by the rabbit is processed as an indication of a treat on its way.
This is because the sound stimulates the senses of the rabbit.
The rabbit is unable to distinguish between the sounds of bags crinkling. Thus, it responds in the same way every single time it gets to hear a bag crinkling.
