Unconditioned+Stimulus+(US)

= Definition: = A stimulus that elicits a specific unconditioned response without prior learning. Gen Psych Chapter 5, pp. 138

= Examples: = In Pavlov's dogs, the meat that causes the dogs to drool is an unconditioned stimulus.

= Analogies: = An unconditioned stimulus is to an unconditioned response as a loud noise is to jumping.

= Mnemonics: = An unconditioned stimulus is like a house without air conditioning - there is a way you are going to react to it without knowing you are supposed to.

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