In the fear conditioning of Little Albert, Watson used the following stimuli:
A) unconditioned stimulus-loud sound; conditioned stimulus-rat
B) unconditioned stimulus-rat; conditioned stimulus-loud sound
C) unconditioned stimulus-fear; conditioned stimulus-rat
D) unconditioned stimulus-loud sound; conditioned stimulus-fear

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In the Little Albert experiment, the unconditioned stimulus was the loud sound, which naturally elicited fear, and the conditioned stimulus was the rat, which Albert learned to fear after it was paired with the loud sound.

In the Fear Conditioning of Little Albert, Watson Used the Following