Alan always turns the aquarium light on before putting fish food into the tank. After a while, he notices that the fish swim to the top to look for the food as soon as he turns on the light. In this example, the ________ is the unconditioned stimulus.

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The unconditioned stimulus is the natural trigger that elicits an unconditioned response without any learning. In this case, the fish food is the unconditioned stimulus because it naturally triggers the behavior of the fish swimming to the top in search of food. The other options (A, B, C, and E) are not the unconditioned stimulus in this scenario.

Alan Always Turns the Aquarium Light on Before Putting Fish