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LearningfromLittleAlbertnoise.However, Little Albert had been conditioned to associate the plushies with thefrightening noise, causing him to feel terrified in their presence. Despite this, Albert wasnever %unrelated causes, leaving it unknown whether his fear of furry objects persisted. Thisexperiment raises significant ethical concerns about involving children in studies, as theycannot consent, and such experiments may have lasting negative effects on theirdevelopment and future.In 1920, John Watson conducted anemotional conditioning experiment atJohns Hopkins University.In this study, a baby known as \Albert\play with, which were typically seen ascute and harmless. While Albert played,the researchers made a loud noise behindhis head, startling him. After repeatedlypairing the plushies with the loud noise,Watson reintroduced the toys without thePPTTSSDDiinnCChhiillddrreennForachildtoparticipateinanexperiment,legalpermissionmustbeobtainedfromoneorbothguardians,alongwiththechild'sassentifthechildis7yearsorolder.However,issuessurroundingconsentinsuchcasesremainsignificant.Childrenoftenlacktheabilitytofullygraspthelongtermimplicationsoftheirparticipation,andtheirimpressionablenaturewithinthisagegroupraisesconcernsaboutthevalidityoftheirassent.Furthermore,ifresearchersprovidemisleadinginformationtotheparentsabouttheexperiment,itcouldresultinparentalconsentforsomethingpotentiallyharmfultothechild'sdevelopment.Accidentsarenotuncommon,andexperimentscanleaveachildwithlastingscars,whetherphysicalormental.