John Watson classically conditioned Little Albert to demonstrate
A) that infants could learn to salivate to the sound of a bell.
B) how classical conditioning could create fear in a human infant.
C) that reinforcement was more powerful in shaping behavior than punishment.
D) how quickly responses can be learned and then unlearned.

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John Watson's famous experiment aimed to show how classical conditioning could create fear in a human infant. He conditioned Little Albert to fear a white rat by repeatedly pairing its presence with a loud, frightening noise until the rat alone produced fear in the child. This fear then transferred to other furry objects, such as a rabbit, a fur coat, and even Watson's own hair. The experiment raised important ethical issues about the treatment of human subjects in psychological research.

John Watson Classically Conditioned Little Albert to Demonstrate