In the classic study of fear conditioning in a human infant (the "Albert" experiment),what was the US?
A)the rat
B)the rabbit
C)the loud noise
D)the crying response

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In the Albert experiment, the loud noise was the unconditioned stimulus (US) that elicited a fear response in the infant. The rat or rabbit was the conditioned stimulus (CS) that became associated with the fear response through classical conditioning.

In the Classic Study of Fear Conditioning in a Human