Cindy keeps her gerbil's food in a drawer under the cage. Every time she opens the drawer, it squeaks. Cindy begins to notice that the gerbil runs to her food dish each time the drawer squeaks. In this example, the ________ is the unconditioned stimulus.

A. gerbil running to the food dish
B. gerbil food
C. presence of Cindy near the cage
D. squeak of the drawer


Answer: B

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