John Watson offered a live, white rat to Little Albert and then made a loud noise behind Albert’s head by striking a steel bar with a hammer. Eventually, the white rat alone made Albert cry. The white rat served as the __________

stimulus in this study.
a) unconditioned
b) counterconditioning
c) conditioned
d) discriminative


Answer: C

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