In the famous study of ''Little Albert,'' John Watson and Rosalie Rayner:
A)used changes in heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure as their operational definition of fear in the infant.
B)did not extinguish the conditioned emotional reaction in the infant.
C)were criticized for their conclusions because the infant was fearful of many different objects before the study began.
D)successfully removed the infant's conditioned fear of furry animals and fuzzy objects.

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Watson and Rayner did not extinguish the conditioned emotional reaction in the infant. They conditioned Little Albert to fear furry objects, but did not attempt to remove the fear through extinction.

In the Famous Study of ''Little Albert,'' John Watson and Rosalie