The Unconditioned Response

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I believe I had hit another child at school and I received a recess detention. My parents were very disappointed in me and when I got home I got a spanking. Now I try to never do anything that will get me in trouble and make my parents angry with me. The unconditioned stimulus (a stimulus that occurs naturally and is unlearned) was my parents. The neutral stimulus (a part of the conditioned stimulus that has no effect) that became the conditioned stimulus (a stimulus that is learned over time) was the paddle. The unconditioned response (automatic response to an unconditioned stimulus) to the paddle would be the pain. The conditioned response (a learned response to a conditioned stimulus) is the feeling of guilt because I got in trouble after

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