Question

Little Lola hears rumbling of thunder far off in the distance and then immediately after witnesses a tree being destroyed outside of her bedroom. The tree crashes onto the driveway with a terrifying sound. The loud noise of the tree falling causes Lola to feel afraid. Several other times, when Lola hears thunder, she sees tree branches breaking and is frightened. Lola is now afraid whenever she hears thunder even though before this happened she was never had any reaction to thunder.

What is the UCS (Unconditioned Stimulus) in this scenario?
a) Thunder
b) Tree falling
c) Lola feeling afraid
d) Lola witnessing the tree being destroyed

Answer 1

The Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) in this scenario is thunder.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) in this scenario is a) Thunder. The UCS is the stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response, in this case, Lola feeling afraid. Thunder is the stimulus that causes the tree to fall and the loud noise that scares Lola.