What term refers to the event that naturally elicits an unlearned response?

What term refers to the event that naturally elicits an unlearned response?

• A. Unconditioned Stimulus
• B. Unconditioned Response
• C. Functional Analysis
• D. Single-Subject Research

Answer: (A)

The event that naturally elicits an unlearned response is the unconditioned stimulus. It prompts a reflexive reaction without any prior learning, known as the unconditioned response. For example, presenting food to a hungry animal reliably causes salivation, a reflex that occurs without training. After pairing a neutral signal, like a tone, with the food, the neutral becomes a conditioned stimulus and can evoke a learned (conditioned) response. The unconditioned response is the reflex itself, not the triggering event, and functional analysis or single-subject research are methods or designs, not the eliciting event.

The event that naturally elicits an unlearned response is the unconditioned stimulus. It prompts a reflexive reaction without any prior learning, known as the unconditioned response. For example, presenting food to a hungry animal reliably causes salivation, a reflex that occurs without training. After pairing a neutral signal, like a tone, with the food, the neutral becomes a conditioned stimulus and can evoke a learned (conditioned) response. The unconditioned response is the reflex itself, not the triggering event, and functional analysis or single-subject research are methods or designs, not the eliciting event.