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A bird breeder feeds her hungry, chirping chicks a diet formula after heating it in her microwave.
 
  After a few days, the chicks begin chirping when they hear the sounds of the buttons on the microwave being pushed. In this example, the conditional stimulus is the
  A) taste of the formula.
  B) hunger experienced by the birds.
  C) chirping sound made by the chicks.
  D) sounds of the microwave.
  E) sense of satiation produced by the consumption of the formula.

Question 2

The key function of classical conditioning is to allow an organism to
 
  A) adjust behavior according to its consequences.
  B) acquire new physical skills.
  C) recognize familiar objects.
  D) learn new species-typical behaviors.
  E) understand the relationship between stimuli.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D
Rationale: A bird breeder feeds her hungry, chirping chicks a diet formula after heating it in her microwave. After a few days, the chicks begin chirping when they hear the sounds of the buttons on the microwave being pushed. In this example, the conditional stimulus is the sounds of the microwave.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D
Rationale: The key function of classical conditioning is to allow an organism to learn new species-typical behaviors.




jon_i

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Wow, this really help


hollysheppard095

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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