Term ID: T5645

Unconditional Stimulus

/unconditional-stimulus/
Environmental event that automatically triggers a response without requiring prior learning or conditioning.
Example: Food naturally causing salivation or pain automatically producing withdrawal response in classical conditioning.

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Reference: Pavlov (1927)