Synopsis
Dr Michael Mosley discusses how John Watson performed one of the most famous and controversial experiments in psychology - The Little Albert study.
- Programme: The Brain: A Secret History
- Episode: 02: Emotions
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2011
- 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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