You decide that you are going to condition your dog to salivate to the sound of a bell. You give the dog a biscuit, and then a second later you ring the bell. You do this several times, but no conditioning seems to occur. This is probably because __________
A) the bell was not a distinctive sound.
B) the bell should have been sounded before the dog ate the biscuit.
C) you should have had a longer interval between the bell and the biscuit.
D) Pavlov found that the CS and UCS must be only seconds apart in order to condition salivation.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

In order for classical conditioning to occur, the conditioned stimulus (the sound of the bell) should be presented just before or during the unconditioned stimulus (the biscuit) so that the two become associated in the dog's mind. In this case, the bell was sounded after the biscuit was given, which would not create the necessary association for conditioning.

You Decide That You Are Going to Condition Your Dog