Miranda notices that her cat scurries into the kitchen as soon as she starts opening a can of cat food with an electric can opener.In this example,the ________________ is the unconditioned stimulus.

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The unconditioned stimulus is something that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior conditioning. In this case, the cat food is the unconditioned stimulus because it naturally causes the cat to scurry into the kitchen.

Miranda Notices That Her Cat Scurries into the Kitchen as Soon