Sven eats popcorn every time he goes to the movies. He goes to a new theatre with no concessions and finds that his mouth is wat

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Sven eats popcorn every time he goes to the movies. He goes to a new theatre with no concessions and finds that his mouth is wat

ering for popcorn the entire time. In this example, what is the conditioned stimulus?

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Doss [1.3K] · Answer 1 · 2026-03-09T11:34:45+03:00

Answer:

Movies and popcorn

Explanation:

A conditioned stimulus refers to a stimulus that triggers a specific response when paired with a natural stimulus.

For instance, water serves as an unconditioned stimulus, and the thirst that arises from the sound of water represents an unconditioned response, which explains why the conditioned response would be feeling thirsty upon hearing water, as this behavior must be learned through the association of a neutral stimulus with a significant stimulus that doesn’t require learning. This is similar to Sven, who desires popcorn whenever he attends the movies; when he enters a new theater without concessions and finds himself craving popcorn, this indicates that the stimulus of WATCHING MOVIES AND EATING POPCORN has become conditioned.