Jim goes to the dentist to have a cavity filled. he
hears the shrill sound of the drill, his muscles tense
and he experiences pain as the dentist works on his
teeth. after that experience, whenever jim hears the
sound of the drill, his muscles tense and he becomes
anxious.
2. what was the neutral stimulus before learning
occurred?
a) the drilling of the teeth
b) the sound of the drill
c) jim's tensing of muscles and the anxiety that
follows
d) the dentist
e) the pain experienced from drilling
3. what is the conditioned response?
a) the drilling of the teeth
b) the sound of the drill
c) jim's muscles tensing and the anxiety that
follows
d) the dentist
e) the pain experienced from drilling
4. what is the conditioned stimulus?
a) the pain from the drilling
b) the tensing of muscles
c) the anxiety experienced when jim hears a drill
d) the sound of the drin
e) the dentist

2. The neutral stimulus prior to the occurrence of learning was:

D). The dentist.

3. The conditioned response in the given situation would be:

C). Jim's muscles tensing and the anxiety that  follows.

4. The conditioned stimulus in this circumstance would be:

D). The sound of the drill.

2). The neutral stimulus is described as the stimulus or motivation that is unable to bring a particular response but only captures attention.

However, when it is linked with an unconditioned stimulus, it evokes a response(learning) by turning into a conditioned stimulus.

Thus, the dentist is the neutral stimulus as he cannot evoke a response on his own without associating an unconditioned stimulus.

Hence, option D is the correct answer.

3). The anxiety faced by Jim in his body's muscles would be characterized as the conditioned response.

The reason behind this is that it is evoked through the conditioned stimulus i.e. 'the sound of the drill' which makes his muscles to face the tension.

Thus, option C is the correct answer.  

4). The conditioned stimulus would be characterized as the stimulus that evokes learning(conditioned response) when paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

In the given situation, the drill's sound would be the conditioned stimulus as it evokes a particular response(tension in the muscles) when linked with an unconditioned stimulus.

Thus, option D is the correct answer.

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1. What was the neutral stimulus before learning

occurred?

D) The dentist : The experience occurred when the dentist started working on the patient. But the learning started as soon as Jim heard the drilling sound.

2. What is the conditioned response?

C) Jim's muscles tensing and the anxiety that  follows : His muscles are conditioned to the sound of the drill. And so now every time he heard the sound, his muscles tense up.

3. What is the conditioned stimulus?

D) The sound of the drill: The stimulus would be the sound of the drill. The muscles only tense up and Jim experiences anxiety only when he hears the sound of the drill.