Which of the following observations demonstrates the limitations of Watson and Rayner's Little Albert experiment as an example of phobic conditioning?
A) The rat had to be repeatedly paired with the loud noise.
B) Albert's fear started to diminish following a rest period of several days.
C) Albert's fear was easily diminished by thumb sucking.
D) All of these are correct.

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The limitations of Watson and Rayner's Little Albert experiment include the necessity of repeated pairings of the rat with the loud noise to condition the fear response (A), the observation that Albert's fear began to diminish after a period of rest, indicating that the conditioned fear response was not permanent (B), and the finding that Albert could easily diminish his fear through self-soothing behaviors like thumb sucking (C). These points collectively demonstrate the experiment's limitations in explaining the complexity of phobic conditioning.

Which of the Following Observations Demonstrates the Limitations of Watson