1.Their results supported their hypothesis. Baby Albert initially had no response to the objects shown to him, after showing him these objects and instilling fear with loud noises, he began to associate these objects with fear. Just like their hypothesis stated that most emotional reactions are built on conditioned or learned responses.
2. Albert's response became generalized because he associated the fear of a white rat to other white animals, who now also instilled fear in him.
3. The principles of classical conditioning were used to reduce Peter's fear of rabbits by use of an extinction procedure. The extinction procedure was pairing the rabbits he normally feared with good things, such as ice cream or receiving special attention. Now when he encountered rabbits instead of feeling fear he would be expecting ice cream or special attention, thus curing his fear of the rabbits.
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