What object was Little Albert initially not afraid of?
Mask
White rat
Loud noise
Ball
Answer
Little Albert was initially not afraid of a white rat, but after being repeatedly paired with a loud noise, he developed a fear of the rat. This is an example of classical conditioning, in which a neutral stimulus (the rat) is paired with an aversive stimulus (the loud noise) to create a conditioned response (fear).
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