Question

You feed your cat special treats from the cupboard, which makes a distinct 'click' sound when it opens. Unfortunately, your cat meows and rubs on your legs wildly whenever you open that cupboard and it hears the 'click' sound. In this example, identify the classical conditioning components.

A. CS, US, CR, UR
B. CS, UR, CR, US
C. CR, CS, UR, US
D. UR, US, CS, CR

Answer 1

In the given example of a cat responding to a 'click' sound from the cupboard with treats, the components of classical conditioning are CS (click sound), US (treats), CR (meowing and rubbing), and UR (natural excitement for treats). The correct answer to the question is A: CS, US, CR, UR.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the example of the cat being fed from a cupboard that makes a distinct 'click' sound when opened, the components of classical conditioning are as follows: The Conditioned Stimulus (CS) is the 'click' sound of the cupboard, which was originally a neutral stimulus but became associated with food. The Unconditioned Stimulus (US) is the cat treats themselves, which naturally cause the cat to have an interest or happy reaction without prior conditioning. The Conditioned Response (CR) is the cat's behavior of meowing and rubbing on your legs, which occurs after the association has been made between the 'click' sound and the treats. Lastly, the Unconditioned Response (UR) is the cat's natural interest or excitement caused by the treats alone, without the influence of the 'click' sound.

The correct answer to the question is therefore option A: CS, US, CR, UR, where the 'click' sound is the CS, the treat is the US, the cat meowing and rubbing is the CR, and the cat's natural interest or excitement is the UR.