Watson and Ramey's classic study (1920) with Albert, an infant less than a year old, demonstrated the
A) behavioural component of an emotion.
B) acquisition of a conditioned emotional response.
C) cognitive component of an emotion.
D) extinction of a fear response.
E) negative reinforcement of a fear response.

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Watson and Ramey's study with "Little Albert" demonstrated the acquisition of a conditioned emotional response by pairing a neutral stimulus (a white rat) with a frightening noise, leading Albert to develop a fear of the white rat and similar objects.

Watson and Ramey's Classic Study (1920) with Albert, an Infant