John Watson offered a live, white rat to Little Albert and then made a loud noise behind his head by striking a gong with a steel hammer. After several pairings, the child came to fear the white rat. The white rat served as the ________ in his study.
A)discriminative stimulus
B)conditioned stimulus
C)unconditioned stimulus
D)unconditional stimulus

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The white rat served as the conditioned stimulus in Watson's study, as it became associated with the loud noise (unconditioned stimulus) and eventually elicited a fear response (conditioned response) from Little Albert.

John Watson Offered a Live, White Rat to Little Albert