Re: I had heard that they reversed the effect by having an assistant hold a
white rabbit and pet it in another room, and gradually moved closet to
Albert until he petted it.
This example actually concerns another child (Little Peter - a 3-year-old)
and another co-author Mary Cover Jones who used systematic desensitization
to "cure" Peter of his fear of animals, furry objects and mechanical toys
using the technique you described.
For reference see:
Jones, M.C. (1924). A laboratory study of fear: The case of Peter.
Pedagogical Seminary, 31, 308-315.
Hergenhahn's Introduction to the History of Psychology also contains a
description of the event.
:)
Brad
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