One Saturday,Lacey was sitting at home when the telephone rang.A local company was making promotional calls and told Lacey she had just won a $1,000 gift certificate.She felt a rush of excitement at the thought of what she could do with $1,000.Now Lacey finds that whenever she hears a telephone ring,she feels a surge of excitement.What is the rush of excitement that Lacey felt when she heard she had won in this example

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The rush of excitement that Lacey felt when she heard she had won the $1,000 gift certificate was an unconditioned response. This is because it was a natural, automatic response that occurred without any prior conditioning or learning.

One Saturday,Lacey Was Sitting at Home When the Telephone Rang