Classical Conditioning Scenario Identification

Very Hard Unit 4: Learning Classical Conditioning

A researcher sets up an experiment to investigate the effects of classical conditioning on human emotional responses. During the experiment, a sound is repeatedly paired with a mild electric shock, which naturally elicits a startle response in participants. After multiple trials, the researcher later plays the sound without the shock, and observes that participants still show signs of anxiety and startle when they hear the sound. In this context, which of the following best identifies the conditioned stimulus and the conditioned response in this classical conditioning scenario?

Sound as unconditioned stimulus; startle as unconditioned response.

Electric shock as conditioned stimulus; anxiety as unconditioned response.

Sound as conditioned stimulus; anxiety as conditioned response.

Electric shock as unconditioned stimulus; anxiety as unconditioned response.

Sound as conditioned response; startle as conditioned stimulus.

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