Every week, Jade spends her allowance on ½ pound of sour lemon gummy candies even though they always make her mouth water. One day, as she is walking down the street, Jade sees a girl carrying a little white bag that looks like a candy shop bag! Jade notices that her mouth is puckering and overflowing with saliva. In this example, the unconditioned stimulus is the:
A) little white bag.
B) allowance money.
C) puckering and saliva.
D) sour lemon gummy candy.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The unconditioned stimulus (UCS) is the sour lemon gummy candy because it naturally elicits the response of mouth watering without any prior learning or conditioning. The little white bag and allowance money are not inherently related to the mouth watering response, and puckering and saliva is the response caused by the UCS, not the UCS itself.

Every Week, Jade Spends Her Allowance on ½ Pound of Sour