Andrea's mother always puts special napkins on the table when she serves fried chicken, Andrea's favourite food. Now Andrea begins to salivate as soon as she sees the special napkins on the table. The unconditioned stimulus in this situation is
A) Andrea's mother.
B) salivation.
C) the fried chicken.
D) the special napkins.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The unconditioned stimulus (UCS) is the fried chicken because it naturally causes salivation in Andrea. The special napkins are a conditioned stimulus (CS) because they have become associated with the fried chicken, and now also cause salivation in Andrea.

Andrea's Mother Always Puts Special Napkins on the Table When