Beatrice would like to stop her habit of biting her fingernails.In order to do this,she covers the ends of her fingertips,including her nails,with a bitter tasting antibacterial spray.When Beatrice puts her fingernail in her mouth she is met with a noxious taste and removes her nail immediately from her mouth.In this case,the bitter taste might be considered the:

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The bitter taste acts as an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) because it naturally and automatically triggers a response (removing the nail from the mouth) without prior learning.

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