Asked by Bayley Bowman Marshall on Jul 29, 2024

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Little Albert's acquired fear of a white rat was a classic example of a(n) __________ response.

A) classical counterconditioned
B) conditioned emotional
C) positively reinforced
D) negatively reinforced

Conditioned Emotional

A learned emotional response to a previously neutral stimulus through conditioning.

Acquired Fear

A type of fear that is learned through experience or conditioning, rather than innate.

White Rat

Commonly used in psychological experiments, particularly in behavioral studies, to understand learning and conditioning.

  • Detail the workings and significance of acquired emotional responses.
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Chizoba NnakweAug 01, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Little Albert's fear of the white rat was a result of classical conditioning. Specifically, his fear was a conditioned emotional response that was acquired through the pairing of the previously neutral stimulus (the white rat) with the unconditioned stimulus (a loud noise).