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 (UR) is the _______________.
A) increased heartbeat
B) female's picture
C) sounds 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 (UR) is the _______________.
A) increased heartbeat
B) female's picture
C) sounds of the buzzer
D) viewing of the picture

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The unconditioned response (UR) is the natural, automatic response that occurs without any conditioning. In this scenario, the man's increased heartbeat when he sees the picture of a nude female is the unconditioned response (UR) because it occurs naturally without any conditioning.

An Experimenter Finds That a Certain Male Subject Always Has