I need help identifying the terms for this particular experiment.

Question

So for the experiment with the animal what will be the:

1) Unconditioned stimulus?
2) Unconditioned response?
3) Conditioned stimulus?
4) Conditioned response?
5) Reinforcer?

I then need to define the: 

6) independent variable (Classical conditioning)

7) Dependent variable (The new behaviour you wish to establish in the animal)

 

Thanks so much

Answer 1

In order to identify these terms as they apply to a particular experiment, you need to describe the experiment. Otherwise, it appears that your instructor is asking you to define these terms. The definition of these terms can be found in your textbook, your class notes, or by doing a Google search. As a professional dog trainer who uses clicker technology, I can give you a hint that the sound of the clicker would be a conditioned reinforcer by virtue of its association with the food reward that follows. The term, "conditioned" means learned. A reinforcer is something that occurs subsequent to a behavior to strengthen the behavior or make it more likely to occur, or be presented again.