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 CONDITIONED response is the ________.
A)increased heartbeat
B)nude 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 CONDITIONED response is the ________.
A)increased heartbeat
B)nude female's picture
C)sound of the buzzer
D)viewing of the picture

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The conditioned response is the increased heartbeat that occurs in response to the sound of the buzzer alone, after the subject has been conditioned to associate the buzzer with the picture.

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