PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Pavlov found that meat powder placed on a dog’s tongue will make the dog salivate. In Pavlov’s terms, the meat powder is
A
unconditioned stimulus
B
unconditioned response
C
conditioned stimulus
D
conditioned response
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Expert Answer. The meat powder in Pavlov’s research is the unconditioned stimulus as it can generate the response voluntarily.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Pavlov’s experiment, the food was the unconditioned stimulus. 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: -Examples of Unconditioned Stimuli A feather tickling your nose, which causes you to sneeze. An onion’s smell as you cut it, which makes your eyes water. Pollen from grass and flowers, which causes you to sneeze. A unexpected loud bang, which causes you to flinch.

Detailed explanation-4: -He used a metronome and clicked it right before giving the dogs food. Over time, the sounds of the clicking metronome caused an increase in salivation. This means that the dog learned to associate the metronome and the food with a learned behavior.

Detailed explanation-5: -One of the most frequently encountered examples of conditioned stimulus is food poisoning. After eating something (US) and getting sick from it, certain characteristics of that food, such as its scent or taste (CS), can be associated with feeling sick (CR).

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