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In john watson's demonstration of classical conditioning with little albert, the unconditioned stimulus was _____.

a. a rat
b. a bath towel
c. symptoms of fear
d. a loud noise

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loud noise
watson believed that pairing biological potent stimulus with a neutral previous stimulus could help in learning. It explains why dogs who have been trained to run for food on hearing a whistle responds for example. He referred to this learning process as classical conditioning.
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