Question

If dogs are presented with a bell followed by food, they quickly learn to salivate in response to the bell. If the bell is then presented without any food, what happens to the salivation response?A) It becomes gradually stronger. C) It stops immediately.B) It becomes gradually weaker. D) It continues at the same strength.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. It becomes gradually weaker

Explanation:

A stimulus refers is an object, sound, situation, etc. that causes a reaction or response, in terms of behavior or reaction, for example, in the case presented the sound of the bell paired with the food causes the dog to salivate, which is reinforced if the stimulus is presented multiple times. However, if the stimulus that leads to the response disappears the response will also disappear over time; therefore, if the bell is presented without food (stimulus) the response will become gradually weaker and therefore the dog will stop salivating.