What could John Watson have done to eliminate Little Albert's conditioned fear?
A) Show Albert a toy dog instead of a live rat.
B) Let Albert touch a Santa Claus beard repeatedly.
C) Show Albert a rat many times without a loud noise following so that extinction would occur.
D) Have Albert hear a loud noise many times without a rat present.

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This is the correct answer because Watson's conditioning of Little Albert's fear was through pairing of the rat with a loud noise. By repeatedly presenting the rat without the loud noise, extinction of the fear response would eventually occur. The other options do not directly address the fear of rats that Little Albert had developed through conditioning.

What Could John Watson Have Done to Eliminate Little Albert's