Shannon is absorbed in the latest novel and is surprised when she looks at the clock and sees that it is dinnertime. Normally, Shannon starts feeling hungry about 5:30 pm every night but here it is 6:00 already and her stomach hadn't warned her. On her way to the dinning hall, Shannon starts feeling very hungry. In Shannon's case, the unconditioned stimulus is:
A. The walk to the dinning hall
B. Her watch
C. The book she was reading
D. The food at the dinning hall
D. The food at the dinning hall
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