Four-year-old Scott fell down the stairs at his grandmother’s house. Although he was not badly hurt, he was very frightened. Now
, whenever his parents mention visiting his grandmother’s house, he feels anxious and fearful. In classical conditioning terms, what are the conditioned stimulus (CS) and the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) in the scenario, respectively? A. Grandmothers House; FearB. Grandmother's House; FallingC. Fear; Grandmothers houseD. Falling; AnxietyE. Anxiety; Fear
The term conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus is associated with the classical conditioning theory proposed by Ivan Pavlov.
Conditioned stimulus: The term conditioned stimulus or CS refers to the formerly neutral stimulus that triggers a conditioned response after being associated with the UCS or unconditioned stimulus.
Unconditioned stimulus: The term unconditioned stimulus or UCS refers to the stimulus that is responsible for triggering a response naturally, unconditionally, and automatically.
In the question above, the grandmother's house is represented as the CS whereas the falling represents the UCS.
