Question

Ronald knows that Sandy does not really like him. She certainly did not smile when she met him. So, he starts buying Sandy flowers, which Sandy really likes a lot. Flowers cause Sandy to naturally smile. He keeps buying Sandy flowers and eventually Sandy starts to like Ronald and smiles when she thinks of him. What is the conditioned response?

A) Buying flowers
B) Sandy smiling
C) Ronald liking Sandy
D) Sandy not liking Ronald

Answer 1

The conditioned response in this scenario is Sandy smiling.

Step-by-step explanation:

The conditioned response in this scenario is Sandy smiling. Initially, when Ronald met Sandy, she did not smile, indicating that she did not like him. However, as Ronald started buying Sandy flowers, which she really likes, Sandy began to associate the presence of flowers with happiness and started smiling when she thought of Ronald. Therefore, Sandy's smiling is the conditioned response in this situation.