A farmer always uses the same squeaky wheelbarrow to carry feed out to his sheep.When he does this,the sheep head for the feed trough in anticipation.In this example,noise of the wheelbarrow would be a(n):
A) unconditioned stimulus
B) unconditioned response
C) conditioned stimulus
D) conditioned response

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The noise of the wheelbarrow is not naturally associated with the sheep heading for the feed trough. However, because the farmer consistently uses the same squeaky wheelbarrow to bring food, the sheep have learned to associate the sound with the presence of food. Therefore, the noise has become a conditioned stimulus that elicits the conditioned response of the sheep heading for the feed trough.

A Farmer Always Uses the Same Squeaky Wheelbarrow to Carry