Young Albert is initially not afraid of white rats, but if white rats and loud noises are presented together, Albert may learn to fear rats. In this example, white rats would be the

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In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus (CS) is the previously neutral stimulus that is paired with the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) to elicit a conditioned response (CR). In this example, the white rat initially does not elicit a fear response, but when it is paired with a loud noise (UCS), it becomes the CS that produces a fear response (CR). Therefore, the correct answer is D.

Young Albert Is Initially Not Afraid of White Rats, but If