In his original studies of digestion, Pavlov placed food on a dog's tongue to make the dog salivate. In this situation, the food is a(n) _____ stimulus and the dog salivating is a(n) _____ response.
A)conditioned; unconditioned
B)unconditioned; unconditioned
C)conditioned; conditioned
D)unconditioned; conditioned

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The food acts as an unconditioned stimulus because it naturally and automatically triggers the salivation response without prior conditioning. The dog's salivation in response to the food is an unconditioned response because it is a natural, unlearned reaction to the unconditioned stimulus.

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