In the experiment in which you were to condition a subject to blink her eye whenever she heard a certain tone, the UCS was a(n):

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The UCS (unconditioned stimulus) in this scenario is the puff of air, because it naturally elicits an eye blink response without any conditioning. The goal of the experiment is to condition the subject to blink her eye when she hears a specific tone, which will become the CS (conditioned stimulus).

In the Experiment in Which You Were to Condition a Subject