John Watson offered a live, white rat to Little Albert and then made a loud noise behind Albert 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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Albert did not automatically fear white rats, so the rat was not the unconditioned stimulus. By scaring Albert with a loud noise when handed the rat, the rat was made the conditioned stimulus.

John Watson Offered a Live, White Rat to Little Albert