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 attempt to extinguish the conditioned emotional reaction in Little Albert, indicating that they did not want to reverse their findings.

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