This is the story of the most heinous act "in the name of science" I've ever heard of. No research institution in the world would permit its likes to happen today. Medical ethics weren't then what they are now, and this case is most likely, in large part, why. When: 1920 Where: The Johns Hopkins University The perpetrator: John B. Watson The victim: Little Albert John Watson and his research assistant, Rosalie Rayner, wanted to test a theory that emotional responses could