You are trying to train your cat Abby to stay off the kitchen counters.Every time she jumps up on the counter,you spray her with water.In this example,the water is the ___,and the counter is the ___.
A) CS; UCS
B) UCS; CS
C) CR; UCR
D) UCR; CR

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The UCS (unconditioned stimulus) is the one that naturally triggers a response. In this scenario, it is the act of jumping up on the counter that triggers the undesirable "counter behavior" response from the cat. The CS (conditioned stimulus) is the water that you spray after the cat jumps up on the counter. The goal is for the cat to associate the presence of water with jumping on the kitchen counter, therefore altering its behavior. In this case, the water is acting as the CS, and the counter is not a stimulus at all, but rather the object that the behavior is being directed towards.

You Are Trying to Train Your Cat Abby to Stay