Little Albert developed a fear of rats after a white rat was paired with a loud noise.In this case,the loud noise was the
A) unconditioned stimulus.
B) conditioned stimulus.
C) conditioned response.
D) neutral stimulus.

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The loud noise was the unconditioned stimulus because it naturally and automatically elicits a fear response without any prior learning or conditioning. The white rat became the conditioned stimulus because it was paired with the unconditioned stimulus (the loud noise) and eventually came to elicit the same fear response as the loud noise.

Little Albert Developed a Fear of Rats After a White