Question

Simon cringes every time he hears a dentist's drill, even when he is sitting in the waiting room of his dentist's office. In this example, cringing in the waiting room is

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: an unconditioned response

an unconditioned response refers to a form of response that naturally exist within an individual without having to be learned. In operant conditioning, unconditioned response is the initial behaviour before any modification where new behaviour is paired with a trigger is being made.

Answer 2

Simon cringes every time he hears a dentist's drill, even when he is sitting in the waiting room of his dentist's office. In this example, cringing in the waiting room is an unconditioned response.