John Watson and Rosalie Rayner (1920) 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 rat became the conditioned stimulus because it was initially neutral but, after being paired with the loud noise (unconditioned stimulus), it elicited a conditioned response (fear).

John Watson and Rosalie Rayner (1920) Conducted Experiments with an 11-Month-Old