The Little Albert Experiment
The Little Albert experiment, conducted by John Watson and Rosalie Rayner in 1920, is an influential case study in the history of psychology. The researchers repeatedly paired a loud noise with the approach of a white rat, which taught the young child to fear the rat along with other furry objects. This detailed observation of a single individual demonstrated how emotional responses could be conditioned.
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In 1920, John Watson and Rosalie Rayner repeatedly paired a loud noise with the approach of a white rat to condition a fear response in a young child. This landmark demonstration of how emotional responses can be learned is known as the ____ experiment.