The Little Albert experiment had some ethical violations in the study that may have not been known during the time which the experiment took place. One violation was the principle of informed consent. Within this principle, the subject is supposed to be given as much information as possible on the study, and how it will affect them. The subject is also told that they have the right to withdraw from the experiment. Little Albert and his mother was not told any of this before the experiment began. In some cases, this information would be discussed after in the debriefing, but that did not happen either. Professional competence was not practiced in the study. He used multiple animals, not showing much control. The experiment seemed to cause distress
