Carl Wasn't Always Afraid of Stoplights, but When He Was

question 8

Multiple Choice

Carl wasn't always afraid of stoplights, but when he was little he was was kidnapped out of his mother's car while they were stopped at a stoplight.He was recovered within 48 hours.But now, even as an adult, he finds himself avoiding stoplights, and if he can't avoid them, he feels tension mounting.Carl's fear of stoplights is a(n) in the classical conditioning paradigm.

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

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented alongside an unconditioned stimulus.

CR

Conditioned Response; a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

UR

A term that might refer to an Unconditioned Response in psychology, which is an automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus.

US

Refers to the United States, a country located primarily between Canada and Mexico, composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.