Question

As Ronnie hears a song on the radio, she feels stressed: her heart races, her hands become clammy, and her breathing becomes rapid. The song is familiar because it was popular at a time when her parents were going through a divorce that caused Ronnie intense anxiety. In this scenario, identify, in order_______.
a.the conditioned stimulus,
b.the unconditioned stimulus,
c.the conditioned response,
d.and the unconditioned response.

Answer 1

Answer:

The conditioned stimulus - song.

The unconditioned stimulus -parents fighting.

The conditioned response -  anxiety towards song.

The unconditioned response - anxiety towards parents fighting.

Explanation:

Classical conditioning may be defined as the learning procedure when the biological strong stimulus is combined with neutral stimulus elicit a strong response.

The conditioned stimulus is strong stimulus and in this case song acts as conditioned stimulus and produces a conditioned response of the anxiety against the song. The unconditioned is the neutral stimulus and when combined with the conditioned produces the response. Here, the unconditioned stimulus is parents fighting and the unconditioned response generated by this stimulus is the anxiety of the parents fighting.