Question

When Micah gets back to the dormitory after jogging around the campus, he likes to take a quick shower before going to class. One morning while taking a shower he hears someone flushing a nearby toilet. Suddenly, extremely hot water comes rushing out of the showerhead and Micah experiences excruciating pain. After muttering a few obscenities, he continues showering. A few minutes later, Micah hears another toilet flush and he leaps out of the shower.
Required:
a. What is the unconditioned stimulus?
b. What is the unconditioned response?
c. What is the neutral stimulus that becomes the conditioned stimulus?
d. What is the conditioned response?

Answer 1

Answer:

a. unconditioned stimulus- extremely hot water.

b. unconditioned response- excruciating pain.

c. neutral stimulus that becomes conditioned stimulus- toilet flush.

d. conditioned response- leaping out of the shower.

Explanation:

In psychology, the terms mentioned below are the core most parts of the classical conditioning theory which was proposed by Ivan Pavlov, a great psychologist.

Unconditioned stimulus: It is defined as a stimulus that triggers a response unconditionally or naturally.

Unconditioned response: It is defined as an "unlearned response" that ought to occur unconditionally in regards to an "unconditioned stimulus".

Conditioned stimulus: It is defined as a formerly "neutral stimulus" that gives rise to conditioned response after connecting with an unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned response: It is defined as a response that is being elicited when a neutral stimulus becomes connected with an unconditioned stimulus.