Watson and Raynor 1920

• Little albert experiment by John B. Watson and his graduate student (mistress and later wife) Rosaline Rayner.
• Performed in 1920 to test classical conditioning.
• Watson and Raynor presented little albert (nine-month year old boy) with white rat. Struck something and made a noise behind his head when he saw a white rat which made him scared of white rats when they made him cry and animals like them.
• But he wasn’t scared of the animals before.
• Tried classical conditioning on a baby whereas it was only done on dogs before.