John Watson Offered a Live, White Rat to Little Albert

question 92

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. rat served as the ________ stimulus in his study.

• A) discriminative
• B) counterconditioning
• C) conditioned
• D) unconditioned
• E) extinguishing

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