Question

To extinguish a response in classical conditioning, the ____ is presented without the ___ . Select one: a. unconditioned stimulus; conditioned stimulus b. unconditioned response; conditioned response c. conditioned stimulus;unconditioned stimulus d. conditioned response; unconditioned response

Answer 1

Answer: c

Explanation :Extinction or to extinguish is the process of unlearning of conditioned behaviour /response. According to Pavlov's theory of classical conditioning when a neutral stimulus is paired with a unconditioned stimulus, a response takes places and on repeated pairing of the conditioned and unconditioned stimulus the desired response occurs even in the absence of the previous unconditioned stimulus. So thus when only conditioned stimulus is presented such as the bell in the Pavlov 's experiment over a number of times without the food, the response of salivating won't occur. Therefore the correct answer is C.