Question

141. A passenger on an airplane was feeling very anxious about an important

job interview the next morning, and as a result he was uneasy and nervous
the entire flight. Back home a week later, he is contemplating a holiday
trip. Though he hadn't previously been afraid to fl y, he finds himself
suddenly nervous about flying and decides to cancel his plans to visit an
out-of-state relative. What are the UCS, UCR, CS, and CR, respectively?
(A) Job interview, feeling nervous and anxious, flying, feeling nervous and
anxious about flying
(B) Feeling nervous and anxious, flying, out-of-state relative, feeling
anxious and nervous about flying
(C) Flying, feeling nervous and anxious, job interview, feeling nervous
and anxious
(D) Feeling nervous and anxious, job interview, flying, feeling nervous
and anxious
(E) Job interview, feeling nervous and anxious, out-of-state relative,
feeling nervous and anxious

Answer 1

The UCS is the job interview, the UCR is feeling anxious and nervous, the CS is flying, and the CR is feeling anxious and nervous about flying. Therefore, the correct answer is (A).

Step-by-step explanation:

Within the scenario presented, the Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) is the job interview, which naturally elicits an Unconditioned Response (UCR), which in this case, is the feeling of anxiety and nervousness.

The Conditioned Stimulus (CS) is flying on the airplane, an initially neutral stimulus that has become associated with the anxiety of the job interview.

Finally, the Conditioned Response (CR) is the anxiety and nervousness about flying that the passenger experiences when contemplating flying again, despite not previously having a fear of flying.

Thus, the correct answer is (A) Job interview, feeling nervous and anxious, flying, feeling nervous and anxious about flying.