You Conduct an Experiment in Which You Expose a Rat

question 62

Multiple Choice

You conduct an experiment in which you expose a rat repeatedly to a 440 Hz tone and an electric shock. After a few trials, the rat begins to show signs of fear in response to the tone. In this paradigm, the electric shock is the ________, while the tone is the ________.

• A)conditioned stimulus; unconditioned stimulus
• B)unconditioned stimulus; conditioned stimulus
• C)conditioned response; unconditioned response
• D)unconditioned response; conditioned response

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Definitions:

Process Theories of Motivation

Theories that describe how various personal factors, job characteristics, and environmental factors interact to drive motivation and behavior at work.

Expectancy Theory

A motivational theory suggesting that an individual’s motivation is an outcome of how much an individual wants a reward, the assessment of the likelihood that the effort will lead to expected performance, and the belief that the performance will lead to a reward.

Equity Theory

A theory in social psychology that explains how individuals perceive fairness in the distribution of resources and rewards, influencing their motivation and satisfaction.

Goal-Setting Theory

An organizational framework positing that specific and challenging goals, along with appropriate feedback, facilitate improved worker performance.