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clmills979

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Every time Brandy drops a cricket into the cage of her pet tarantula, Chompers, he begins to salivate. Brandy has gotten in the habit of playing her favorite CD when she feeds Chompers. After several pairings of the cricket and her favorite CD, all Brandy has to do is play the CD and Chompers begins to salivate. In this example, Chompers salivating to the cricket is a(n) ____.
 
  a. unconditioned stimulus
  b. conditioned stimulus
  c. unconditioned response
  d. conditioned response

Question 2

Which scenario is an example of habituation?
 
  a. A cat learns that the sound of the electric can opener means that she will be fed soon.
  b. A child learns how to turn on the television by watching his father.
  c. An infant gradually stops paying attention to a continuous buzzing noise.
  d. A dog learns not to chew on his owners slippers after he is scolded.


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britb2u

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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