When Maya Opens the Closet Door to Get Some Dog

question 411

Multiple Choice

When Maya opens the closet door to get some dog food, her dog salivates. What is the conditioned stimulus in this example?

• A) dog food
• B) the cat running
• C) the sound of the closet door opening
• D) the dog

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Definitions:

Hertz

The unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), defined as one cycle per second.

Taste Receptors

specialized sensory cells located on the tongue and other parts of the mouth, responsible for detecting and responding to tastes such as sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami.

Papillae

Small raised projections on the tongue that contain taste buds, responsible for the sensation of taste.

Hertz

The unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one cycle per second, named after Heinrich Hertz.