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Little Albert's Fear of a Santa Claus Mask
As a key demonstration of stimulus generalization in the Little Albert experiment, the baby's conditioned fear of a white rat was transferred to other furry objects. This was famously illustrated by his fearful reaction to a Santa Claus mask with a white beard. A photograph from the study captures Little Albert crawling away from the mask, accompanied by the caption, 'Now he fears even Santa Claus.'
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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.