Question

In Pavlov's classic study on classical conditioning, the bell was a ________ before conditioning and became a(n) ________ after conditioning had occurred.
Select one:
a. conditioned stimulus; unconditioned stimulus
b. neutral stimulus; reinforcer stimulus
c. neutral stimulus; conditioned stimulus
d. conditioned stimulus; neutral stimulus

Answer 1

Answer:

In Pavlov's classic study on classical conditioning, the bell was the neutral stimulus before conditioning and the conditioned stimulus after conditioning had occurred (option C).

Explanation:

Classical conditioning, proposed by Ivan Pavlov, establishes that two stimuli -one unconditioned that produces a response and one neutral- when associated, convert the neutral stimulus into a conditioned one with a response.

Pavlov's famous dog experiment laid the foundations of classical conditioning:

• A dog is capable of salivating at the sight of food.
• The same dog does not react to a bell.
• When the dog is shown the food and the bell rings, in repeated opportunities, the only sound of the bell will make it salivate, what is a conditioned response.

The bell, a neutral stimulus, and salivation have become a conditioned stimulus and response, respectively.

Regarding other options:

    a. A conditioned stimulus does not lead to an unconditioned one.

    b. A neutral stimulus does not result in reinforcement.

    c. Pavlov's experiment did not demonstrate the conversion of a conditioned stimulus into a neutral stimulus.