Identify each of the key features of Classical Conditioning in each of the follo
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Question
Identify each of the key features of Classical Conditioning in each of the following examples:
Ken used to drool at the smell of peanut butter cookies as they baked, and he couldn't wait to sink his teeth into that first cookie. However, Ken's new roommate made peanut butter cookies one time and Ken got really sick after eating them. Consequently, Ken finds that the smell of the peanut butter cookies makes him slightly nauseated. In this example, identify each of the following:
a. the unconditioned stimulus ______________________________________
b. the unconditioned response _____________________________________
c. the conditioned stimulus ________________________________________
d. the conditioned response _______________________________________
Explanation / Answer
1. The unconditioned stimulus is peanut butter cookies.
2. The unconditioned response is salivation.
3. The conditioned stimulus is sickness.
4. The conditioned response is nausea.