Question

To assess whether Mrs. Webster had suffered a brain injury, researchers conditioned her to blink in response to a sound that signaled the delivery of a puff of air directed toward her face. In this application of classical conditioning, the sound was a?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is conditioned stimulus.

Explanation:

In classical conditioning, a conditioned stimulus (the sound) is associated with an outcome, called unconditioned stimulus (the puff). This provokes a response known as conditioned response (the blinking).

It's important to recognise that neutral stimuli can become conditioned stimuli if followed by a consistent consequence.