Five-year-old Samantha is watching a storm from her window.A huge bolt of lightning is followed by a tremendous thunderclap.Startled,Samantha jumps at the noise.This happens several times.As the storm moves farther away,Samantha jumps at the sight of a lightning bolt but hears the thunder after her jump! In this example,the unconditioned stimulus is the _______________ and the conditioned stimulus is the _______________.
A)thunder; lightning
B)jumping; lightning
C)lightning; thunder
D)thunder; jumping

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The unconditioned stimulus is the thunder, which naturally causes the startle response (jumping). The conditioned stimulus is the lightning, which Samantha has learned to associate with the thunder.

Five-Year-Old Samantha Is Watching a Storm from Her Window