Question

An infant's sibling always jumps off his bed with a loud bang when he wakes up from his nap. He then comes downstairs and greets the infant with a tickle, making the infant laugh and cough reflexively. Eventually, the infant begins to laugh and cough reflexively when he hears the bang, even before he sees his brother. In this scenario, the loud bang is a(n):

Conditioned Stimulus: Loud Bang
Unconditioned Stimulus: Tickling
Conditioned Response: Laugh and Cough
Unconditioned Response: Laugh and Cough

Answer 1

Conditioned Stimulus: Loud Bang

Step-by-step explanation:

The infant begins to laugh and cough reflexively when he hears the bang, even before he sees his brother. The loud bang is the conditioned stimulus which has been created or associated with greeting the infant with a tickle. The infant has been conditioned to respond to this stimulus.

A conditioned stimulus is created when we learn to react to something because we associate it with something else. It's part of the psychological theory of classical conditioning.

Answer 2

Conditioned Stimulus: Loud Bang

Step-by-step explanation:

The conditioned stimulus helps trigger response to the infant which helps the infant to be aware of its surrounding when they hear the loud bang.the loud bang gives the infants the sense of aware and be able learn different responses.