A Little Boy Is Allowed to Play with a Laboratory

question 47

Multiple Choice

A little boy is allowed to play with a laboratory rat and shows no fear of it.Then,a scientist makes a scary noise by banging an iron bar whenever the little boy reaches for the rat.Soon,the boy begins crying whenever the rat comes near him.In this study,the boy's fear of the rat is the ________.

• A)unconditioned stimulus
• B)unconditioned response
• C)conditioned stimulus
• D)conditioned response

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Definitions:

Informational

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Older Adult

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