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.
A)presence of Alan near the aquarium
B)fish swimming to the top
C)fish food
D)aquarium light

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The unconditioned stimulus is the stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning. In this case, the fish food is the unconditioned stimulus because it leads to the natural and automatic behavior of the fish swimming to the top to look for the food.

Alan Always Turns the Aquarium Light on Before Putting Fish