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What did the Little Albert Experiment prove?
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John B. Watson conducted the Little Albert Experiment to see if classical conditioning could apply to humans. The highly controversial experiment involved subjecting a nine-month-old infant to a loud sound that made him cry and afterward presented with a rat. Eventually, just seeing the rat would cause the infant to cry.
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What did the Little Albert Experiment prove?
- That phobias are all man-made
- That most babies are afraid of rats
- That babies are easily influenced
- That using classical conditioning in humans can create a phobia
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