When Pavlov was conditioning his dogs to salivate in response to a tone,he first paired the tone with the presentation of food until the tone alone could induce salivation.In his experiments,which of the following was considered to be the unconditioned stimulus?

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The unconditioned stimulus is the natural stimulus that automatically triggers a response without any conditioning. In this case, the food is the unconditioned stimulus as it naturally triggers salivation in the dogs. The tone becomes a conditioned stimulus after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus of food.

When Pavlov Was Conditioning His Dogs to Salivate in Response