In Watson's experiments with Little Albert,the white rat was the:
A) unconditioned response.
B) conditioned response.
C) unconditioned stimulus.
D) conditioned stimulus.

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During Watson's experiments with Little Albert, the white rat was initially a neutral stimulus as it did not elicit any response from him. However, when the neutral stimulus (white rat) was repeatedly paired with a loud noise (unconditioned stimulus), Little Albert began to fear the rat (conditioned response). Therefore, the white rat became a conditioned stimulus triggering the conditioned response of fear.

In Watson's Experiments with Little Albert,the White Rat Was The