For the experiment, he would have to find an emotionally stable child to conduct the experiment on. According to the original report of the experiment, Albert's mother was unaware of the experiment taking place and took Albert away immediately after the experiment, not giving Watson the opportunity to remove the conditions he had imposed on the child. In 2009, “Little Albert” was revealed to be Douglas Merritte, and in 2012 we learned from new research that Douglas had been “neurologically impaired at the time of the experiment.” It is also believed that Watson was well aware of this and hid this fact from his case. This new research can heavily influence the experiment because this could mean that the experiment was somehow correct and the result cannot be