AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Although Albert had not initially been afraid of the rat, after only seven pairings of the loud noise with the white rat, Albert began to fear the rat, even when the loud noise was no longer sounded. In this experiment, the loud noise is an example of a(n) : unconditioned stimulus.

Detailed explanation-2: -The conditioned response from Little Albert was fear, which he exhibited by crying whenever he saw a white rat. He associated the loud sound, which was naturally frightening, with white rats which he had previously been exposed to, and had no fear of in the beginning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Apparently, the infant associated the white rat with the noise. The rat, originally a neutral stimulus, had become a conditioned stimulus, and was eliciting an emotional response (conditioned response) similar to the distress (unconditioned response) originally given to the noise (unconditioned stimulus).

Detailed explanation-4: -In the Little Albert Experiment, the unconditioned response was the child crying when frightened by a loud noise. This is an unconditioned response because loud noises natural cause fear reactions in children and animals. This means the loud noise was the unconditioned stimulus in the experiment.

Detailed explanation-5: -Watson and Rayner conditioned Little Albert to fear white rats by having him first play with the rat and feeling amusement. Then, when he would play with rat they would bang metal bars together.