Answer to Question #212701 in Psychology for Paba

Question

Linda and Thomas are surprised about how much their new born baby, Nicky, likes to drink her bottle. Every time she cries for her bottle, they put a burp cloth under her chin moments before they give her the bottle to drink. They have noticed that Nicky stops crying when they put the cloth under her chin.

In the above example, what is the unconditioned response?

A. crying because she is hungry for her bottle

B. putting the burp cloth under the chin

C. crying stops when she gets the burp cloth

D. crying stops because she is being fed

Answer 1

Answer

C. Crying stops when she gets the burp cloth- This is an example of an unconditioned response.