Editing Little Albert experiment (section)

==Ethical considerations==
The experiment today would be considered unethical according to the [[American Psychological Association]]'s ethic code, and legislation has been passed to prevent such potentially harmful experiments.<ref name="Regulation" /> In the early 1970s, following widely publicized cases of research abuse, the [[National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research]] (NCPHS) was created to study issues surrounding the protection of humans in research.<ref name="Regulation" /> In 1979, the Commission issued a report entitled ''Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research'' (commonly called the ''[[Belmont Report]]''), which provided the ethical framework on which current federal regulations for the protection of human participants in research are based.<ref>American Psychological Association; 2013.</ref><ref>[[National Institute of Health]]</ref> Under the NCPHS standards set in the late 1970s, an experiment such as Watson's would not have been allowed.<ref>American Psychological Association; 2013</ref><ref name="NOTE1" /> Research with participants is also regulated by the [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996]] and the [[Public Health Service Act]]. In addition, training of researchers in the use of human participants has been required by the [[National Institutes of Health]] since 2000.<ref name="Regulation" />