Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 16

Suppose you wanted to classically condition your roommate to salivate at the sight of a psychology textbook. One procedure for establishing classical conditioning would be to present two stimuli close together in time. The presentation of the two stimuli is called a trial. In our example, a typical trial would involve first presenting a psychology textbook, initially called the (a) _____, which does not elicit salivation. A short time later, you would present a piece of brownie, called the (b) _____ stimulus, which elicits salivation. Salivation, an innate, automatic, and involuntary physiological reflex, is called the (c) _____.