Sally watched a video on YouTube about how a cat rings a bell to obtain food given by its owner. Afterwards, she gets an idea and decided to train her own pet parrot. At first, she whistled whenever it is feeding time for the parrot. After a few trials, she was able to summon her parrot just by whistling without providing any food. She stepped up her game this time and start waving her hand after whistling. Her parrot came when she waved her hand after few times but stopped after a while. 17. Based on the excerpt above, which of the following is the second conditioned stimulus and WHY? a. Waving because it is the only stimulus that is paired with the conditioned stimulus. b. Food because it is the only stimulus capable of motivating the parrot to act. c. Sally’s hand because it is the second stimulus seen by the parrot after eating. d. Owner’s presence because Sally serves as a trigger that comes after the first conditioned stimulus.

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Sally watched a video on YouTube about how a cat rings a bell to obtain food given by its owner. Afterwards, she gets an idea and decided to train her own pet parrot. At first, she whistled whenever it is feeding time for the parrot. After a few trials, she was able to summon her parrot just by whistling without providing any food. She stepped up her game this time and start waving her hand after whistling. Her parrot came when she waved her hand after few times but stopped after a while.

17. Based on the excerpt above, which of the following is the second conditioned stimulus and WHY?
a.
Waving because it is the only stimulus that is paired with the conditioned stimulus.
b.
Food because it is the only stimulus capable of motivating the parrot to act.
c.
Sally’s hand because it is the second stimulus seen by the parrot after eating.
d.
Owner’s presence because Sally serves as a trigger that comes after the first conditioned stimulus.
 
18. Why did the parrot refuse Sally’s summoning as she waves her hand after some time?
a.
The parrot failed to produce the response it was conditioned to.
b.
The parrot understood that there is no whistling which indicates the presence of food.
c.
The parrot learned that the second conditioned stimulus is gone.
d.
The parrot no longer associates the food with the hand wave.

 

19. Which of the following principle CORRECTLY illustrate the process of teaching a cat to ring a bell for food?
a.
Operant conditioning: The cat rings the bell as it understands the consequences of having it ringed.
b.
Classical conditioning: The cat rings the bell as it learns to associate the presence of bell with food.
c.
Higher-order conditioning: The bell acts a secondary stimulus that was paired with a conditioned stimulus to elicit response from the cat.
d.
Observational learning: The cat presses the bell after watching its owner press the bell to get food.
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