A puff of air to the eye of a rabbit is the _______ in the classical conditioning of the nictitating membrane.
A) unconditioned stimulus
B) conditioned stimulus
C) unconditioned response
D) conditioned response

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In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus is a stimulus that naturally elicits a specific response without any prior learning. In this case, the puff of air to the eye of a rabbit is a natural stimulus that will cause the rabbit to blink or close its nictitating membrane. This makes it an unconditioned stimulus.

A Puff of Air to the Eye of a Rabbit