Watson,a research subject,is pricked with a needle every time he decides to have a sip of a soda.He is being conditioned to avoid drinking soda.In this scenario,the needle prick is the
A)auditory stimulus.
B)unconditioned stimulus.
C)perceptual stimulus.
D)vestibular stimulus.

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The needle prick is the unconditioned stimulus because it automatically elicits a response (pain) without any previous learning. The goal of conditioning is to associate this unconditioned stimulus with the previously neutral stimulus (the decision to drink soda) so that eventually, the conditioned stimulus (the decision to drink soda) will elicit the same response (aversion to pain).

Watson,a Research Subject,is Pricked with a Needle Every Time He