The Untold Horror of the Little Albert Experiment: How Psychologists Created a Fearful Mind

This is one of the most chilling psychological experiments ever recorded—and it was done to a baby. In 1920, John Watson and his assistant conditioned a child known only as “Little Albert” to fear white, fluffy objects by pairing them with terrifying sounds. What began as a test of behaviorism turned into a haunting case of psychological damage. Albert was never “unconditioned.” His mother was never informed. And his fate remains unknown.

🔹 How a fear of rats became a phobia of everything soft
🔹 The dark origins of behaviorist psychology
🔹 Why this case redefined ethics in scientific research
🔹 What happened to Albert—and why we may never know
🔹 How science crossed the line between curiosity and cruelty

This isn’t just history. It’s a warning.

Watch now—if you can handle the truth behind one of psychology’s darkest chapters.