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A dog salivates at meat powder without any training at all. The meat powder is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The salivation itself, being natural and unlearned, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A bell rung repeatedly with the meat now makes the dog salivate on its own. The bell has become the:Read the answer and worked solution →The salivation the bell now produces on its own is the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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A dog salivates at meat powder without any training at all. The meat powder is the:

  1. Unconditioned stimulus
  2. Conditioned stimulus
  3. Neutral consequence
  4. Delayed punishment
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Correct answer: A. Unconditioned stimulus

1. No learning was needed. 2. The response it triggers is reflexive. 3. It is the unconditioned stimulus. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 6, Learning._

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The salivation itself, being natural and unlearned, is the:

  1. Conditioned response
  2. Unconditioned response
  3. Operant behaviour
  4. Vicarious response
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Correct answer: B. Unconditioned response

1. Nothing was taught. 2. It is the reflex to the stimulus. 3. It is the unconditioned response. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 6, Learning._

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A bell rung repeatedly with the meat now makes the dog salivate on its own. The bell has become the:

  1. Conditioned stimulus
  2. Primary reinforcer
  3. Unconditioned stimulus
  4. Unconditioned response
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Correct answer: A. Conditioned stimulus

1. It was neutral to begin with. 2. Pairing gave it its power. 3. It is the conditioned stimulus. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 6, Learning._

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