In John Watson's experiment on classical conditioning, a white rat was used as a(n) _____ to condition Albert.
A)conditioned stimulus
B)unconditioned stimulus
C)conditioned response
D)unconditioned response

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In John Watson's experiment, a white rat was used as a conditioned stimulus (CS) to condition Little Albert. Initially, the rat was a neutral stimulus, but after being paired with the loud noise (the unconditioned stimulus), Albert began to associate the white rat with the noise, leading to fear (the conditioned response) when presented with the rat alone.

In John Watson's Experiment on Classical Conditioning, a White Rat