Sydney's dog was chewing on her wooden rocking chairs on the porch. So, Sydney rubbed the legs of the chairs with hot sauce. (She also provided a large bowl of water for the dog.) The next time her dog tried to chew on the rocking chair, he got a surprise when his mouth began to burn. Sydney's dog learned to associate the burning sensation of the hot sauce with the chairs and learned not to chew on the chairs. In this example, the hot sauce served as the:

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The hot sauce is the unconditioned stimulus because it naturally causes a reaction (in this case, a burning sensation) without the need for learning.

Sydney's Dog Was Chewing on Her Wooden Rocking Chairs on the Porch