Question

aaliyah cries every time she hears a song on the radio that she and her ex - boyfriend used to enjoy. hearing the song brings back memories of the good times they had before he broke off the relationship. how come aaliyah cries when she hears the song? she has been operantly conditioned to cry to the song in the same way that \little albert\ learned his fears. she was positively reinforced with the song and now she is not receiving the reinforcers anymore. the song is a conditioned stimulus that she still associates with the good times that she now misses. the break - up of the relationship was a conditioned stimulus that elicited a conditioned response of crying

Explanation:

In classical conditioning, a conditioned stimulus (CS) is a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus (US), triggers a conditioned response (CR). Here, the song was associated with the good times (US - positive experiences with her ex - boyfriend). Now, even though the relationship is over, the song (CS) still elicits an emotional response (crying, which can be seen as a CR related to missing the good times).

• Option A is incorrect because "Little Albert" was an example of classical conditioning, not operant conditioning. Operant conditioning is about behavior being strengthened or weakened by consequences.
• Option B: Positive reinforcement is about adding a stimulus to increase a behavior. There is no indication that the song was a reinforcer in the sense of operant conditioning here.
• Option D: The break - up is not a conditioned stimulus. The song, which was associated with the relationship (before the break - up), is the relevant stimulus in terms of classical conditioning concepts.

Answer:

C. The song is a conditioned stimulus that she still associates with the good times that she now misses.