Little Albert Was Conditioned to Fear White Rats When the Appearance

question 319

Multiple Choice

Little Albert was conditioned to fear white rats when the appearance of the white rat was always followed by a loud noise.When researchers presented a block of wood, however, Little Albert showed no fear response.Little Albert's lack of response to the block of wood illustrates the classical conditioning process referred to as:

• A)stimulus generalization
• B)aversive conditioning
• C)conditioned inhibition
• D)stimulus discrimination

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