CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Your romantic partner always uses the same shampoo. Soon, the smell of that shampoo makes you feel happy. In this situation, what is the neutral stimulus?
A
Romantic partner
B
Feeling happy
C
Smell of shampoo
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your romantic partner always uses the same shampoo. Soon the smell of that shampoo makes you happy. Unconditioned stimulus (US)-romantic partner Unconditioned response (UR)-feeling happy Neutral stimulus (NS)-smell of the shampoo Conditione…

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The presentation of a neutral stimulus does not result in any particular response, but the presentation of an unconditioned stimulus results in an unconditioned response, which was the dogs salivating in Pavlov’s experiments.

Detailed explanation-4: -Only ordering a dish at one restaurant because you know that other restaurants don’t offer that same menu item is an example of stimulus discrimination.

Detailed explanation-5: -For example, imagine that a dog has been conditioned to run to its owner when it hears a whistle. The dog exhibits the same response when it hears a small child emit a high-pitched shriek. This is an example of stimulus generalization.

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