What did John Watson claim that he had accomplished with the infant Little Albert and how did he do it?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: When Little Albert was first shown a white rat, he was curious and unafraid, so the rat was initially a neutral stimulus because it did not produce a fear response. However, Watson then made the loud sound at the same time that he presented the white rat to the infant. He did this numerous times over a number of days, and Little Albert soon began to express fear by crying as soon as he saw the white rat. Eventually Watson stopped making the loud sound, and yet every time he showed Little Albert the white rat, which by now had become a CS, the infant continued to show fear, which now was a CR, or learned response.
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