Carter's goldfish has been classically conditioned to swim to the top of the fish tank every time the light is turned on. This happened because Carter always turns on the light in the room just before feeding the fish. Identify what each of the following would be in this example, making sure you explain why you know your identification is correct.

a) Conditioned response (CR).

b) Conditioned stimulus (CS).

c) Unconditioned stimulus (US).

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Marques Arellano

Social Studies

4 June, 10:49

Carter's goldfish has been classically conditioned to swim to the top of the fish tank every time the light is turned on. This happened because Carter always turns on the light in the room just before feeding the fish. Identify what each of the following would be in this example, making sure you explain why you know your identification is correct.

a) Conditioned response (CR).

b) Conditioned stimulus (CS).

c) Unconditioned stimulus (US).

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Dexter Elliott · Answer 1

A. The goldfish swimming to the top of the tank when the light is turned on is the CR because the fish has learned to behave in this way.

B. The light is the CS because the goldfish has learned to respond to this stimulus. The light was initially an NS.

C. The food is the US because this stimulus will naturally cause the fish to swim to the top of the tank.