John has to give his cat Garfield a pill every day. He always opens up the pill bottle (which makes a popping sound) and removes one pill before giving it to Garfield, and he follows this by giving him a treat as a reward. After a while, John notices that when he opens up the pill bottle, Garfield comes running to him right away. In this example, the __________ is the unconditioned stimulus.

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The treat is the unconditioned stimulus because it naturally and automatically triggers Garfield's response of coming to John without any prior learning.

John Has to Give His Cat Garfield a Pill Every