Question

Andre has gotten into the habit of yelling "Bye Mom" and then slamming the door very loudly in his hurry to leave for a school in the morning. The door slam causes his mother to flinch. After several days of this, Andre’s mother begins to flinch at the sound of her son’s words, "Bye Mom."

Is this an example of classical or operant conditioning?
If it is operant conditioning, write below if it is positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, or punishment. If it is classical conditioning, identify the:_______
1. unconditioned stimulus (UCS)
2. unconditioned response (UCR)
3. conditioned stimulus (CS)
4. conditioned response (CR)

Answer 1

This is classical conditioning.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is classical conditioning where the UCS is the loud noise made by the door, the UCR is the flinching, the CS is the son saying “Bye Mom” and the CR is the flinching that occurs in response to the conditioned stimulus of her son saying “Bye Mom”.

Answer 2

2. Conditioned stimulus

Step-by-step explanation:

Conditioned stimulus -

It refers to as the neutral stimulus , which triggers or initiates the conditioned response , is referred to as the conditioned stimulus .

Ivan Pavlov was the very first one to give meaning to the term conditioned stimulus , by experimenting on the dogs .

Hence , from the given scenario of the question ,

The correct answer is 2. conditioned stimulus .