A behaviorist psychologist claimed that Watson and Rayner's (1920) investigation into 'Little Albert' provides definitive, empirical proof that all human phobias are acquired purely through classical conditioning.
Evaluate Watson and Rayner's (1920) 'Conditioned emotional reactions' study as an explanation of how phobias are acquired, with reference to this psychologist's claim.
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