Question

The sound of music makes your feet start tapping. A behaviorist would say that the music is a _____, because it causes you to start foot-tapping. A) stimulus B) activating event C) sound D) organismic event

Answer 1

Answer:  A) stimulus

Explanation:

A stimulus is a factor which can bring a change in the chemical and physical structure of the organisms. The stimulus is the part of the external environment of organism. And the ability of the organism to respond to the stimulus is called as the sensitivity.

Here, music is the stimulus which brings causes you to start foot tapping which is a response towards this stimulus.