Albert B.(or "Little Albert")was initially not afraid of rats,but when a white rat and a loud noise were presented together,Albert learned to fear them.In this famous example,the rat was the __________.
A)CS
B)US
C)CR
D)UR

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In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus (CS) is the previously neutral stimulus that after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus (US) becomes able to elicit a conditioned response (CR) by itself. In the case of Little Albert, the white rat was initially a neutral stimulus, but it became the CS after it was paired with the loud noise (the US), causing Albert to develop a fear response (the CR) to the rat. Therefore, the correct answer is A) CS.

Albert B(or "Little Albert")was Initially Not Afraid of Rats,but When a a White