An Experimenter Finds That a Certain Male Subject Always Has

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An experimenter finds that a certain male subject always has an increased heartbeat when he hears a certain piece of music. The experimenter sounds a buzzer and then plays the piece of music. The experimenter repeats this procedure until the man responds with an increased heartbeat to the sound of the buzzer alone. In this situation, the conditioned response is ________.

• A) listening to the music
• B) an increased heartbeat
• C) the piece of music
• D) the sound of the buzzer

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Definitions:

Time Delay

Time Delay refers to a deliberate pause introduced into a control system or circuit to delay the activation or deactivation of an operation or signal.

De-energized

A state in which electrical equipment is not connected to a source of power and has no electric charge.

Hardwired Circuit

A physical electrical circuit built through direct connections rather than programmable or software-controlled interfaces.

Coil TD

Time Delay coil in programmable logic controllers or electrical circuits, providing a delay function before enabling an action.