Editing Little Albert experiment (section)

==Subsequent events==

Albert was about one year old at the end of the experiment, and he reportedly left the hospital shortly thereafter.<ref>Hill, p. 177.</ref> Though Watson had discussed what might be done to remove Albert's conditioned fears, he chose not to attempt such desensitization with Albert, and it is thought likely that the infant's fear of furry things continued postexperimentally.<ref>(Harris, 1979).</ref>

Watson later gave a series of weekend lectures describing the Little Albert study. One of these lectures was attended by [[Mary Cover Jones]], which sparked her interest in pursuing graduate work in psychology. Jones conducted an experiment to figure out how to eliminate fear responses in children and studied a boy named Peter, who was two years old. Peter shared similar fears of white rabbits and furry objects as Little Albert. Jones was able to increase Peter's tolerance of white rabbits by exposing him to the animal at gradually shorter distances and having Peter interact with children who were not afraid of the rabbit.<ref>Cover Jones, M. (1924). "A laboratory study of fear: the case of Peter". ''Pedagogical Seminary, 31''(4), 308–315. {{doi|10.1080/08856559.1924.9944851}}</ref> Watson is listed in the publication of the study as advisor and editor. Mary Cover Jones was the first psychologist to desensitize, or decondition, a fear response and become known as the "Mother of Behavior Therapy".<ref name="Rutherford" />