Synopsis
Listen to an overview of the Little Albert experiment
- Programme: Mind Changers
- Episode: John Watson and Little Emotional Albert
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Broadcast year: 2005
- Psychology | The medical model | The cognitive explanation of mental illness | The use of CBT as a treatment for depression or schizophrenia.
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