John Watson and Rosalie Rayner (1920) conducted experiments with an 11-month-old baby named Albert. Knowing that Albert would be afraid of loud noises, they conditioned him to fear a white rat by pairing the presentation of the rat with a loud noise. Although 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)UCS
B)UCR
C)CS
D)CR

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

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