At the end of the first day of kindergarten and the entire week thereafter, Jeremiah's teacher exclaimed, 'You may all leave' just after the sounding of a loud bell. On the first day of the second week of school, Jeremiah immediately left the room just as the school bell rang, without any notice from his teacher. In this example, what is the conditioned response?

• A. Jeremiah left the room after his teacher told him to do so.
• B. Jeremiah left the room after the bell rang.
• C. Jeremiah's teacher told the class to leave.
• D. The bell rang loudly.

Answer: (B)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Identify the unconditioned stimulus (US) and unconditioned response (UR) in the scenario. The unconditioned stimulus is the teacher's instruction to leave, and the unconditioned response is Jeremiah leaving the room.
2. Determine the neutral stimulus (NS) that initially does not trigger the unconditioned response. In this case, the neutral stimulus is the sound of the bell.
3. Understand the process of conditioning, where the neutral stimulus (bell) is repeatedly paired with the unconditioned stimulus (teacher's instruction) until the neutral stimulus alone elicits the response.
4. Recognize that after conditioning, the neutral stimulus becomes the conditioned stimulus (CS), which is the bell in this scenario.
5. Identify the conditioned response (CR), which is the learned response to the conditioned stimulus. Here, the conditioned response is Jeremiah leaving the room when the bell rings, even without the teacher's instruction.