In the Little Albert study, the fear-producing stimulus used as a UCS was the
A) white rat.
B) loud noise.
C) fear of the rat.
D) fear of the noise.
E) appearance of the experimenter.

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The loud noise was the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) used in the Little Albert study to elicit a fear response, which was then conditioned to be associated with the white rat.

In the Little Albert Study, the Fear-Producing Stimulus Used as a UCS