A Little Boy Is Allowed to Play with a Laboratory

question 303

Multiple Choice

A little boy is allowed to play with a laboratory rat and shows no fear of it.Then,a scientist makes a scary noise by banging an iron bar whenever the little boy reaches for the rat.Soon,the boy begins crying whenever the rat comes near him.In this study,the boy's fear of the noise is the ________.

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

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Definitions:

Temporal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing auditory information, and also involved in speech, memory, and emotion.

Occipital

Referring to the occipital lobe of the brain, which is primarily responsible for vision.

Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an influential and prolific Austrian composer of the Classical era, renowned for his symphonies, operas, and chamber music.

Beethoven

Beethoven was a German composer and pianist, a crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western music.