An important contribution of Watson and Rayner's research was that it showed how phobias may result from classical conditioning.

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Watson and Rayner's research on Little Albert demonstrated how phobias can be acquired through classical conditioning. Through their experiment, they showed that a previously neutral stimulus (a white rat) could become a feared stimulus (a conditioned stimulus) through pairing it with a loud noise (an unconditioned stimulus) that naturally evoked fear in the infant subject. This showed how a phobia can develop through associative learning.

An Important Contribution of Watson and Rayner's Research Was That