Let's say you have a hungry cat in your kitchen.You use your electric can opener,which makes a rather loud sound,to open a can of cat food.You have done this many times before.The hungry cat runs toward the plate of food when it sees it being set on the floor.In this example,the placement of the food on the floor is a/n
A) conditioned stimulus.
B) conditioned response.
C) unconditioned stimulus.
D) unconditioned response.

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The unconditioned stimulus is something that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any learning involved. In this case, the food itself is the unconditioned stimulus because it naturally causes the cat to come towards it to eat, without the cat having to learn that the food is desirable.

Let's Say You Have a Hungry Cat in Your Kitchen