If a child covers his/her ears when seeing fireworks, before hearing the sound of the fireworks, seeing the fireworks would be a(n)

A) unconditioned response
B) unconditioned stimulus
C) conditioned response
D) conditioned stimulus

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus that occurs without any prior learning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without needing to be learned.