In classical conditioning, the automatic, unlearned response to a stimulus is called what?

In classical conditioning, the automatic, unlearned response to a stimulus is called what?

• A. Conditioned Response
• B. Unconditioned Response
• C. Unconditioned Stimulus
• D. Conditioned Stimulus

Answer: (B)

In classical conditioning, the automatic, unlearned reaction to a stimulus is the unconditioned response. This response happens without any training when the unconditioned stimulus naturally triggers it. For example, presenting food to a hungry dog (the unconditioned stimulus) automatically makes the dog salivate (the unconditioned response). After pairing a neutral thing like a bell with the food, the bell becomes a conditioned stimulus, and the salivation in response to the bell is the conditioned response. The other terms refer to different parts: the conditioned stimulus is the bell after conditioning, the conditioned response is the learned reaction to the bell, and the unconditioned stimulus is the food that triggers the reflex.

In classical conditioning, the automatic, unlearned reaction to a stimulus is the unconditioned response. This response happens without any training when the unconditioned stimulus naturally triggers it. For example, presenting food to a hungry dog (the unconditioned stimulus) automatically makes the dog salivate (the unconditioned response). After pairing a neutral thing like a bell with the food, the bell becomes a conditioned stimulus, and the salivation in response to the bell is the conditioned response. The other terms refer to different parts: the conditioned stimulus is the bell after conditioning, the conditioned response is the learned reaction to the bell, and the unconditioned stimulus is the food that triggers the reflex.