Unconditioned Stimulus is an event or thing that automatically triggers a response. an example would be.
when you smell your favorite food cooking, your mouth may salivate.
the smell is an unconditioned stimulus which, in turn, brings rise to the salivating (unconditioned or conditioned response).
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An example of an unconditioned stimulus is food. When presented with food, an individual naturally responds with salivation, indicating an unconditioned response.
An unconditioned stimulus is a stimulus that naturally triggers a response without any prior learning. It's something that prompts an automatic, innate reaction. For example, the smell of food causing salivation.
An unconditioned stimulus naturally triggers a response without any prior learning, while a conditioned stimulus is initially neutral but becomes associated with the unconditioned stimulus through learning. In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus elicits an unconditioned response, while the conditioned stimulus eventually elicits a conditioned response after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.
This process is called classical conditioning, where a neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus until the neutral stimulus alone can produce the same response as the unconditioned stimulus. This creates a conditioned response, where the neutral stimulus now elicits the same response as the unconditioned stimulus.
An unconditioned response is automatic and unlearned, triggered by a specific stimulus. A conditioned response, on the other hand, is learned through association with a neutral stimulus that was previously paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
A conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response. An unconditioned stimulus is one that naturally triggers a response without prior learning, such as food causing salivation.