Watson's experiment with Little Albert demonstrated that fears might be __________
a) based on classical conditioning
b) deeply rooted in the innate unconscious of infants
c) based on the principle of observational learning
d) based on Skinner's analysis of positive reinforcement
ANS: A, Watson took a neutral stimulus, the rat, and paired it with a fear-producing noise to make the rat a fear-inducing stimulus.
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