Although hunger naturally occurs in response to an empty sto

Although hunger naturally occurs in response to an empty stomach, we can easily become conditioned to feel hunger at certain times of the day due to classical conditioning. In this case, the US would be a. time of day. b. empty stomach. c. food d. eating.

Solution

Question: Although hunger naturally occurs in response to an empty stomach, we can easily become conditioned to feel hunger at certain times of the day due to classical conditioning. In this case, the US would be the _.

Answer: a. Time of day

Time of the day is the unconditioned stimulus (US) because its effects didnot depend on its association with hunger.