Homework answers / question archive / 1) What is the best definition of an unconditioned stimulus?  A stimulus that does not elicit any response

1) What is the best definition of an unconditioned stimulus?  A stimulus that does not elicit any response

Psychology

Share With

1) What is the best definition of an unconditioned stimulus?

 A stimulus that does not elicit any response.

 A stimulus that elicits a response without any prior experience.

 A weak stimulus that does not elicit any response.

 A stimulus that elicits many responses.
2) An issue with prototypes is that they:

do not provide a good way to think about variability.

provide too much information.

are too detailed

rely on too much variability,

3) Does learning to juggle reduce stress? You compare two conditions: "Learning" (participants learn to juggle) and "No-Learning" (participants do not not learn to juggle.) You recruit participants from a high-impact aerobics class for the Learning condition. Your No-Learning participants come from a knitting group in your neighborhood. Stress levels are lower in the Learning group. In this study:

No random assignment ruins the design.

 Age could be a confound,

Fitness level could be a confound.

The lack of random assignment is an issue and age and fitness level could be two confounds.