UR, or
Unconditioned Reflex - The response to a specific stimulus (the
unconditioned stimulus) that the organism does not need to learn.
In other words, when a stimulus causes a natural, unlearned reaction, that reaction is called an
unconditioned response.
Unconditioned responses, are
inherent behaviors or behaviors that occur
naturally, from birth, in response to a given
unconditioned stimulus.
An example of an
unconditioned response is that of
Pavlov's dog salivating when it sees or smells food. The dog will do this from the very first time it sees or smells food after its birth. The dog does not have to
learn this behavior. That is what makes it an
unconditioned response.