In Classical Conditioning, What Is the Term for a Neutral

question 177

Multiple Choice

In classical conditioning, what is the term for a neutral stimulus that comes to elicit a response because it has been paired repeatedly with another stimulus that reliably elicits that response?

• A) Unconditioned stimulus
• B) Conditioned reflex
• C) Conditioned stimulus
• D) Aversive stimulus

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Definitions:

Randomly Selected

A method of selection where each member of a population has an equal chance of being chosen, often used to ensure unbiased samples in research.

Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics that allows one to make predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample.

Type I Error

Deciding wrongly that there was a significant result when in fact there was not.

Standard Deviations

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.