Question

Veronica had been working at Zenex Industries for eight months when her boss asked to see her in his office. When she walked in, the boss told Veronica she was being laid off as a result of company downsizing. Veronica could feel her heart pounding as she listened to the news. Veronica was able to get a new job, but every time her new boss asks to talk to her in private, Veronica feels a little faint. In this example, the unconditioned response is

Answer 1

c. her pounding heart when she heard she was being laid off

Step-by-step explanation:

Since in the question it is mentioned that Veronica was working with Zenex industries since 8 months and she wants to talk for the promotion but she was laid off because of downsizing of the company so here the non-conditional response example is that her heart was pounding when she heard the news of laid off

Therefore the correct option is c.