Two-year-old Rick was playing with a balloon when it burst and made an extremely loud noise, causing him to cry. Now, whenever Rick sees a balloon, he becomes frightened. In this situation, crying at the loud noise is the
A) unconditioned response.
B) unconditioned stimulus.
C) conditioned response.
D) conditioned stimulus.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Crying in response to the loud noise is an unconditioned response because it is a natural reaction to the stimulus (the loud noise) without prior learning or conditioning.

Two-Year-Old Rick Was Playing with a Balloon When It Burst