A research assistant proposes to replicate Watson and Rayner's study.How would an ethics review board likely respond?
A)A replication has been needed for some time.
B)The study must include debriefing on how to extinguish phobias.
C)The study is unnecessary as there are sufficient data from the original study.
D)This study would cause too much harm to the participant.

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Watson and Rayner's study involved conditioning a fear response in a child through the use of a loud noise. Replicating this study would involve subjecting a new participant to potentially traumatic experiences, which would outweigh any potential benefits of the study. Therefore, an ethics review board would likely reject the proposal due to the potential harm it would cause to the participant.

A Research Assistant Proposes to Replicate Watson and Rayner's Study