Why Was Watson and Rayner's Research an Example of Delayed

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Multiple Choice

Why was Watson and Rayner's research an example of delayed conditioning rather than trace conditioning?

• A) because the loud noise was delayed for several seconds after the white rat was presented
• B) because the white rat remained until after the loud noise was heard
• C) because the fear response was delayed until after many conditioning trials occurred
• D) because there was a delay before the fear response was extinguished

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