Which of the Following Is a Criticism of Watson and Rayner's

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a criticism of Watson and Rayner's Little Albert study?

• A) They violated several of APA's ethnical guidelines for research.
• B) They extinguished Little Albert's fear of the rat too soon.
• C) Watson and Rayner did not measure Little Albert's fear of the rat subjectively.
• D) The researchers had to pay Little Albert's parents, which reduced the validity.

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