CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A neutral stimulus is a stimulus that at first elicits no response. Pavlov introduced the ringing of the bell as a neutral stimulus. An unconditioned stimulus is a stimulus that leads to an automatic response. In Pavlov’s experiment, the food was the unconditioned stimulus.

Detailed explanation-2: -A neutral stimulus is a stimulus which initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention. In classical conditioning, when used together with an unconditioned stimulus, the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although few if any stimuli are neutral in the sense that they do not elicit any behavior, behavioral psychologists consider a stimulus to be neutral when any behavior it elicits readily wanes with repeated presentations of the stimulus (i.e., responding habituates).

Detailed explanation-4: -An unconditioned stimulus (UCS or US) can naturally elicit an automatic response without prior conditioning or learning. It is also called the primary reinforcer. The involuntary response, also known as the unconditioned response, is a reflex triggered by the unconditioned stimulus.