An experimenter finds that a certain male subject always has an increased heartbeat when he sees a picture of a nude female. The experimenter sounds a buzzer and then presents such a picture. The experimenter repeats this procedure until the man responds with an increased heartbeat to the sound of the buzzer alone. In this situation, the UNCONDITIONED response is the __________.
A) increased heartbeat
B) female's picture
C) sound of the buzzer
D) viewing of the picture

Question

An experimenter finds that a certain male subject always has an increased heartbeat when he sees a picture of a nude female. The experimenter sounds a buzzer and then presents such a picture. The experimenter repeats this procedure until the man responds with an increased heartbeat to the sound of the buzzer alone. In this situation, the UNCONDITIONED response is the __________.
A) increased heartbeat
B) female's picture
C) sound of the buzzer
D) viewing of the picture

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The unconditioned response is the natural, automatic, and unlearned response to the presentation of the nude female picture, which is the increased heartbeat in this case. The sound of the buzzer and viewing of the picture are neutral stimuli and do not elicit a natural response until they are associated with the unconditioned stimulus (nude female picture).

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