Question

Kevin takes his dog out for a walk every day after work. He parks his car behind his home and uses the back door to get in. His dog waits for him every afternoon by the back door, knowing that Kevin will take him for a walk when he returns from work. Kevin's wife usually uses the front door to get in and out of the house. However, one afternoon, Kevin's wife arrives from work early and decides to home into the house using the back door. As she starts opening the back door, the dog starts running around like crazy, thinking its time for his walk. In this scenario, the CR is

Answer 1

In this scenario, the CR (conditioned response) is the dog's behavior of running around like crazy upon hearing the sound of the back door opening. This behavior has been conditioned by the repeated pairing of the back door opening with Kevin taking the dog for a walk. The dog has learned to associate the sound of the back door opening with the upcoming walk, which causes the conditioned response of excitement and anticipation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The conditioned response (CR) in this scenario is the dog running around like crazy when Kevin's wife starts opening the back door. The dog has learned to associate Kevin's return from work with going for a walk, and the sound of the back door opening has become a conditioned stimulus (CS) that elicits the CR of excitement and anticipation for the walk. When Kevin's wife opens the back door, the dog responds with the same CR, even though it's not Kevin returning from work.