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How the Little Albert Experiment Violated Ethical Principles

This paper provides an in-depth description of the 1919-1920 "Little Albert" experiment on classical conditioning in humans. The student also assesses Watson and Rayner's experiment through the lens of the field's later code of ethics (appearing in 1953).
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Bridget's feedback:

"This is organized well, with good focus and clear facility with the material. I was curious if the assignment details allow or require so detailed a narration of the experiment itself (the majority of the paper), or if the project should be more focused on findings and the assessment of ethics--consider double-checking your instructor's guidelines to make sure the balance of the paper is appropriate to the prompt.

My main recommendation is in lower-order issues of formatting and mechanics. First, mechanics: your writing has very good flow and is overall very clear; however, I see some issues (punctuation, sentence boundaries) that should be attended to with a thorough proofread. Second, review APA 7 to ensure proper formatting of references and citations, including abbreviation of corporate authors. Watson and Rayner's conclusions are presented without indents--if this is a list, format it appropriately. Consider using APA-styled headings in the paper to guide the reader and clearly delineate the three areas of the discussion (the experiment, findings, ethics); this may help eliminate the need for a list, as well, as the two-point findings, already written as paragraphs, don't necessarily need a bulleted presentation."

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