Which of the Following Is a Valid Criticism of the Ethics

question 463

Multiple Choice

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

• A) Watson and Rayner filmed the infant's behavior without permission.
• B) Watson and Rayner intentionally induced a lasting fear in an infant, and they did not attempt to extinguish it when the experiment was over.
• C) It is unethical to use infants and animals in the same research study.
• D) Treatment of the rats, rabbits, and other animals used in the study did not conform to

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