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
A)unconditioned stimulus
B)unconditioned response
C)conditioned stimulus
D)conditioned response

Question

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The rat is the conditioned stimulus because it is a neutral stimulus that, through association with the loud noise (unconditioned stimulus), comes to elicit a fear response (conditioned response) in Albert.

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