The famous ''Little Albert'' study conducted by John Watson and Rosalie Rayner demonstrated that:
A)even a baby can be conditioned to salivate to the sound of a bell.
B)it was possible to classically condition an emotional reaction to a previously neutral stimulus.
C)it was possible to operantly condition voluntary behavior in infants if the right reinforcer were presented immediately following the target behavior.
D)all emotional reactions are inborn, naturally occurring reflexes.

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The Little Albert study showed that it was possible to classically condition an emotional reaction (fear) to a previously neutral stimulus (rats). This was significant because it challenged the idea that all emotional reactions were inborn and not subject to conditioning.

The Famous ''Little Albert'' Study Conducted by John Watson and Rosalie