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 process of extinction, repeatedly presenting the conditioned stimulus (rat) without the loud noise (unconditioned stimulus) until the fear response (conditioned response) is eliminated. This is a well-established technique in behavioral psychology. The other options would not necessarily eliminate the conditioned fear response.

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