Question

Kieran is attempting to condition a parrot to greet him when he enters the room. He repeatedly pairs his entry to the room with a treat for the parrot. Kieran can say that ________ has occurred as soon as the parrot greets him in response to his entry.
(A) acquisition
(B) extinction
(C) secondary conditioning
(D) stimulation

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Acquisition

Explanation:

Acquisition refers to the early stage of the learning procedures in an organism.

At this learning stage, the subject will begin displaying the behavior expected of the parrot when a stimulus is presented which is usually in the form of rewards. This enables the parrot to be motivated to do it.

It is safe to say that the behavior has been acquired by the parrot.

Answer 2

Answer:

A) acquisition

Explanation:

Kieran can say that acquisition has occurred as soon as the parrot greets him in response to his entry. According to classical conditioning, repeated pairings between the conditioned stimulus with the unconditioned stimulus leads to acquisition. The conditioned stimulus is a stimulus that produced no response before, that is Kieran's entry.