In Pavlov's original experiment on classical conditioning, the unconditioned response was
A)the sound of a tone.
B)salivation elicited by a tone.
C)the presentation of meat powder following a tone.
D)salivation elicited by meat powder.

Question

In Pavlov's original experiment on classical conditioning, the unconditioned response was ​
A)the sound of a tone.
B)salivation elicited by a tone.
C)the presentation of meat powder following a tone.
D)salivation elicited by meat powder.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

In Pavlov's experiment, the unconditioned response (UCR) is the natural, unlearned reaction to the unconditioned stimulus (UCS), which is the meat powder. Salivation in response to the meat powder is the UCR.

In Pavlov's Original Experiment on Classical Conditioning, the Unconditioned Response