Albert was a little boy who was shown to be remarkably resistant to having his emotional responses conditioned by psychologist John Watson. Watson presented Albert with a cute little furry rat and then rang a loud bell. Later, Albert should have become scared of the bell, but this never happened.

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This scenario is commonly referred to as the "Little Albert Experiment," and it actually had the opposite outcome. Albert did become conditioned to fear the rat and other similar objects due to the association with the loud noise.

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