In Watson and Rayner's "Little Albert" Study, Each Time the Rat

question 77

Multiple Choice

In Watson and Rayner's "Little Albert" study, each time the rat was presented to the boy, it was accompanied by a loud noise. In this experiment, Albert's reaction of fear upon hearing the loud noise was the ________.

• A) unconditioned response
• B) conditioned response
• C) latent response
• D) counterconditioned response

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Definitions:

Plastic Crash Dummies

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Validity Effect

The phenomenon where a belief or a statement is more likely to be accepted as true the more it is repeated or encountered, regardless of its actual validity.

Exposure Effect

The psychological phenomenon where repeated exposure to a stimulus increases an individual's preference for that stimulus.

Contrast Effect

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