conducted experiments with an 11-month-old baby named Albert.Knowing that Albert was afraid of loud noises,they conditioned him to fear a white rat by pairing the presentation of the rat with a loud noise.Though he was initially unafraid of the rat,after several trials,he would cry and become fearful when shown the rat.In this instance,the rat represented the:

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The white rat became the conditioned stimulus because it was paired with the unconditioned stimulus (loud noise) to elicit a conditioned response (fear).

Conducted Experiments with an 11-Month-Old Baby Named Albert