Little Albert was initially not afraid of rats,but when a white rat and a loud noise were presented together,Albert learned to fear rats.In this famous example,the rat was the
A)CS.
B)US.
C)CR.
D)UR.

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In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus (CS) is the previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with the unconditioned stimulus (US), elicits the conditioned response (CR). In Little Albert's case, the rat was initially a neutral stimulus since it did not elicit any response from him. However, after pairing the rat with the loud noise (US), Albert learned to associate the rat with fear (CR), and it became the CS.

Little Albert Was Initially Not Afraid of Rats,but When a White