Question

Prior to learning painfully that the sound of a buzzing bee signaled an impending bee sting, Sara experienced no fear in response to the buzzing sound. At that time the sound of the buzzing bee was most clearly a(n):

Answer 1

Sara experienced no fear in response to the buzzing sound. At that time the sound of the buzzing bee was most clearly a(n): neutral stimulus.

Explanation:

Psychology says neutral stimulus is a kind of stimulus which never produces a response initially other than focusing attention. The neutral stimulus gets changed to a conditioned stimulus, when it combines together with an unconditioned stimulus. Neutral stimulus won’t trigger the response.

In the above scenario, Sara expressed no fear towards the bee. She was simply observing the buzzing sound. This explains that the sound is neutral stimulus and that doesn’t make any reaction in Sara.