1) When you hear that someone has been conditioned, what is being expressed is that he/she is doing something

Question

a. compulsively
b. obsessively
c. by over-learning information
d. by habit or almost automatically

My answer was c but this was wrong. I am very confused with this question.

2) Before a neutral stimulus is repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus, the neutral stimulus will elicit

a. an unconditioned response
b. a conditioned response
c. a conditioned stimulus
d. No response

My answer was a but this was wrong. Is the correct answer b?

Answer 1

Here in Texas, we condition our horses to not jump when a gun is shot. We do that by practice. Once conditioned, the horses stand still when the gun goes off.

If a response is neutral, it elicits no response.