Question

Parent brings his 15-month-old to the pediatrician's office for her first shot. the child is happy and playful right up until the time the shot is injected. now every time the child sees someone in a white lab coat she cries in terror. the injection in this scenario served as the

Answer 1

Question Options:

A. conditioned stimulus.

B. unconditioned stimulus.

C. unconditioned response.

D. conditioned response.

Answer: The injection in this scenario served as the UNCONDITIONED STIMULUS.

Explanation: Unconditioned stimulus refers to anything external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response that occurs unconditionally, naturally, and automatically. An example is your cat running to it's bowl whenever it smells food.

Answer 2

The injection triggered the conditioned response witch is part of Classical conditioning, a technique frequently used in behavioral training.