Question

Emily naturally blinks whenever her sister pretends she is going to poke her in the eye. Her sister, a psychology major, then decides to have a little fun. She pairs the word "psychology" (neutral stimulus) with pretending to poke Emily in the eye (unconditioned stimulus), which automatically makes Emily blink (unconditioned response). Soon, Emily blinks as soon as she hears the word "psychology." When Emily blinks when hearing the word "psychology," even when her sister does not pretend to poke her in the eye, the word "psychology’ is now the _________.

Answer 1

Conditioned Stimuli.

Step-by-step explanation:

A conditioned stimulus is any internal or external stimulus that initially causes no reaction in an organism. However, through a classic conditioning process, you can create an answer. An example of this can be seen in the question above, where the word "psychology" was spoken whenever Emily's sister pretended to poke her eyes. At first, the word "psychology" had no effect, but now the word "psychology" makes Emily blink even when her sister doesn't pretend to poke her eyes.

Answer 2

Conditioned Stimuli.

Step-by-step explanation:

Snapping her fingers will not have an additional effect because this doesn't add any surprise to forecast the unconditioned stimulus.

The word psychology is now considered as the conditioned stimulus as Emily, blinks even after hearing the word. It means that she is being conditioned with the word psychology, and the blinking of the eye would be considered as the conditioned response.