Sue noticed that whenever she opened the door to the pantry, her dog would come into the kitchen and act hungry, by drooling and whining. She thought that because the dog food was stored in the pantry, the sound of the door had become a(n) __________
A) unconditioned stimulus.
B) conditioned stimulus.
C) unconditioned response.
D) conditioned response.

Question

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The dog's response (drooling and whining) is not an automatic, unconditioned response to the sound of the pantry door; rather, it has learned to associate that sound with the possibility of being fed, which makes it a conditioned response. The sound of the pantry door is the conditioned stimulus.

Sue Noticed That Whenever She Opened the Door to the Pantry