Let's say you have a hungry cat in your kitchen.You use your electric can opener,which makes a rather loud sound,to open a can of cat food.You have done this many times before.The hungry cat comes running toward the kitchen at the sound of the can opener,not at the sight of the food.In this example,the running into the kitchen at the sound of the can opener is the
A) conditioned stimulus.
B) conditioned response.
C) unconditioned stimulus.
D) unconditioned response.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The cat's running into the kitchen at the sound of the can opener is a learned response to the sound, which has become a conditioned stimulus. Therefore, the correct answer is B - conditioned response.

Let's Say You Have a Hungry Cat in Your Kitchen