John Watson offered a live, white rat to Little Albert and then made a loud noise behind his head by striking a steel bar with a hammer. The white rat served as the __________ in his study.
A) discriminative stimulus
B) counterconditioning stimulus
C) conditioned stimulus
D) unconditioned stimulus

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In Watson's study, the white rat was repeatedly paired with the loud noise, which served as the unconditioned stimulus, until the white rat alone elicited a fear response from Little Albert. Therefore, the white rat became the conditioned stimulus.

John Watson Offered a Live, White Rat to Little Albert