In Watson and Rayner's "Little Albert" study, each time the rat was presented to the boy, it was accompanied by a loud noise. In this experiment, Albert's reaction of fear upon hearing the loud noise was the ________.
A) unconditioned response
B) conditioned response
C) latent response
D) counterconditioned response

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The unconditioned response is the natural response to a stimulus, in this case fear when exposed to the loud noise. The association between the rat and the loud noise is not initially present, so there is no conditioned response yet.

In Watson and Rayner's "Little Albert" Study, Each Time the Rat