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What was the primary conclusion John B. Watson made after working with Little Albert in his classical conditioning experiment?
A
Intelligence is primarily inherited and cannot be influenced by environmental factors.
B
Children naturally outgrow their fears without intervention.
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Emotional responses such as fear can be conditioned in humans through association.
D
Memory formation is unrelated to emotional experiences.
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Understand the context of John B. Watson's experiment with Little Albert, which was designed to explore how emotional responses can be learned through classical conditioning.
Recall that classical conditioning involves pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response.
Recognize that in the Little Albert experiment, a neutral stimulus (a white rat) was paired with a loud noise, which naturally caused fear, leading Albert to develop a fear response to the rat alone.
Identify that Watson's primary conclusion was that emotional responses, such as fear, are not innate but can be conditioned through association with certain stimuli.
Note that this conclusion challenged the idea that fears are purely natural or inherited, emphasizing the role of environmental factors in shaping emotional behavior.
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