If a child covers his/her ears when seeing fireworks,before hearing the sound of the fireworks,seeing the fireworks would be a(n)
A) unconditioned response
B) unconditioned stimulus
C) conditioned response
D) conditioned stimulus

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The child covering their ears in response to seeing fireworks is not a natural or innate response, therefore it cannot be an unconditioned response or unconditioned stimulus. It is likely that the child has learned to associate the visual stimulus of fireworks with the loud noise that follows, resulting in a conditioned response to cover their ears. Therefore, seeing the fireworks is the conditioned stimulus that elicits the conditioned response of covering the ears.

If a Child Covers His/her Ears When Seeing Fireworks,before Hearing