John B. Watson believed that classical conditioning could affect:
A) our emotional responses.
B) our environment.
C) only physiological responses, such as salivation.
D) animal, but not human, behaviour.

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John B. Watson believed that classical conditioning could affect our emotional responses, as demonstrated in his famous Little Albert experiment, where a phobia of rats was conditioned in a young child through a series of pairings with loud noises. Classical conditioning can also affect other aspects of behavior, such as arousal and attention.

John B Watson Believed That Classical Conditioning Could Affect