John Watson Offered a Live, White Rat to Little Albert

question 219

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 served as the _________ in his study.

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

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