John Watson Offered a Live, White Rat to Little Albert

question 165

Multiple Choice

John Watson offered a live, white rat to Little Albert and then made a loud noise behind his head by striking a steel bar with a hammer. The white rat became the ________ in his study.

• A) discriminative stimulus
• B) counterconditioning stimulus
• C) conditioned stimulus
• D) unconditioned stimulus

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Definitions:

Accounting Principles

Rules and conventions that guide the accounting practices and financial reporting of businesses.

Group Method

A depreciation technique that treats a collection of assets as a single entity for depreciation purposes, often used for assets that are similar in nature and have approximately the same useful lives.

Record Keeping

The systematic process of organizing and maintaining documents, records, and information to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and compliance.

Composite Methods

Depreciation techniques that combine multiple assets into a single group or pool and apply a uniform depreciation rate to the collective group, irrespective of individual asset life.