The experiment was conducted by the father of behaviorism, John Watson, who wanted to test his hypothesis that behaviors are innate or gave a response. His experiment consisted in showing little Albert a series of stimulus that would create the feeling of fear for him.
This experiment is considered unethical because first of all, Little Albert was only 9 months old and did not have his consent because of his age. But the most unethical part of this experiment was that the child was psychologically traumatized because he was under a situation in which fear was trying to be taught to him.
Bibliography
http://listverse.com/2008/09/07/top-10-unethical-psychological-experiments/
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