Most young children put their hands over their ears when they hear the loud boom of firecrackers at a Canada Day festival,but at first pay scant attention to the person lighting the firecrackers.However,after just a few firecrackers have been exploded,some of the children put their hands over their ears as soon as they see the person approach the firecracker with a match! What is the unconditioned response? A)the person lighting the firecrackers B)the loud booming sound made by the firecrackers C)the children putting their hands over their ears when they see the person about to light the firecrackers D)the children putting their hands over their ears when the firecrackers explode

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The unconditioned response is the natural response that occurs without any conditioning or learning. In this scenario, the natural response is for children to put their hands over their ears when they hear the loud booming sound of firecrackers exploding. Therefore, the best choice is D, which describes the children putting their hands over their ears when the firecrackers explode, as the unconditioned response. Choices A and B involve external stimuli (the person lighting the firecrackers and the loud booming sound), which are not natural responses but rather conditioned stimuli that elicit a learned response over time. Choice C is not the unconditioned response but rather a subsequent conditioned response that is learned over time as the children associate the person approaching the firecrackers with the loud booming sound.

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