Identify the four major elements of classical conditioning. Specify for each exa
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Question
Identify the four major elements of classical conditioning. Specify for each example (a) the unconditioned stimulus (US), (b) the unconditioned response (UR), (c) the conditioned stimulus (CS), and (d) the conditioned response (CR).
1. It’s no secret that people become unhappy when bad weather strikes, but what is surprising is that weather forecasters are consistently blamed for weather over which they obviously have no control. Weather forecasters around the country have been whacked by old ladies with umbrellas, pelted with snowballs, and even threatened with death (e.g., “You’re the one that sent that tornado and tore up my house…I’m going to take your head off!” or “If it snows over Christmas, you won’t live to see New Years!”) by people who mistakenly infer a causal relationship between the forecaster with subsequent foul weather patterns.
2.Why is it that automobile advertisements—especially those for sports cars—often feature beautiful young women? Because smart advertisers know (and research confirms) that new car ads that include an attractive female are rated by men as faster, more appealing, better-designed, and more desirable than similar ads that do not include an attractive female.
Explanation / Answer
2. It's not only for the automobile advertisements, even for many more advertisements women are targeted. This is because women is the gift of nature. She can attract anybody.
She has that attractiveness in her physical appearance,smile which most of the men lacks. Most of the women are good in their gestures, tone and presentations. These are the essential components of communication.
Automobile advertisements especially those for sports cars often feature beautiful young women mainly because to attract the customers. Psychologically men has the tendency to get attracted towards a women. While the women starts explaining the features of the new car in their own style, its obvious men will fall in love for her presentation skills as well as show his interest in buying the car.
1. Unconditioned stimulus is the weather
Unconditioned response -weather forecasters are consistently blamed for weather changes.
The conditioned stimulus - People threatning with death
Conditioned response- weather forecasters are blamed.