GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
LEARNING THEORIES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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clapping after a thrilling concert performance
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jumping rope
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running through a maze to get a food reward
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sweating in hot weather
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is B. unconditioned response (UCR). In the example given above, sweating is a reflexive response that happens naturally (i.e. without learning) when in a hot environment.
Detailed explanation-2: -An unconditioned response is an automatic response to a stimulus. The dogs salivating for food is the unconditioned response in Pavlov’s experiment. A conditioned stimulus is a stimulus that can eventually trigger a conditioned response.
Detailed explanation-3: -In classical conditioning, an unconditioned response is an unlearned response that occurs naturally in reaction to the unconditioned stimulus. 1 For example, if the smell of food is the unconditioned stimulus, the feeling of hunger in response to the smell of food is the unconditioned response.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sweating is not a reflex action. It is primarily a means of temperature regulation. But, Salivation and hand withdrawal because of the needle both are reflex actions.