Every time Luis gives his dog a treat, he shakes the box of treats first. His dog now reacts excitedly to the sound of the box of treats being shaken, even before Luis takes out a treat. In this situation, the treat is the

a) unconditioned response.
b) conditioned response.
c) unconditioned stimulus.
d) conditioned stimulus.

Ans: c) unconditioned stimulus.

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