Watson and Rayner’s experiments, “Little Albert”
In Watson and Rayner’s experiments, “Little Albert” learned to fear a white rat after repeatedly experiencing a loud noise as the rat was presented. In these experiments, describe whether you think this experiment was ethical. Do you think there were any adverse effects on Little Albert due to the experiment? Describe how this experiment exemplifies classical conditioning as discussed in Chapter 6 of the Myers and DeWall textbook.