Question

In response to cutting up an onion, airborne irritants released by the onion body will cause your eyes to tear. Using Pavlov's terminology, the tears would be termed a(n):_________
A. Unconditioned stimulus (UCS).
B. Unconditioned response (UCR).
C. Conditioned stimulus (CS).
D. Conditioned response (CR

Answer 1

Answer:B. Unconditioned response (UCR).

Explanation:

According to classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) is the one which occurs automatically , unconditionally and naturally and it triggers a natural response without any prior learning to how one can respond. Onion in this case is an unconditioned stimulus which naturally triggers tears , in this case tears are unconditioned response; they are triggered naturally by onion.