Question

in pavlovs experiments on the salivary conditioning of dogs, the conditioned stimulus was:

a) the taste of food

b) salivation to the taste of food

c) the sound of a tone

d) salivation to the sound of a tone

Explanation:

In Pavlov's classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus (US) is the taste of food (elicits unconditioned response - salivation to food). The conditioned stimulus (CS) is a previously neutral stimulus (like a tone) that, after pairing with the US, elicits a conditioned response. Option A is US, B is unconditioned response (UR), D is conditioned response (CR). So the CS is the sound of a tone (Option C).

Answer:

C) The sound of a tone