This article uses the recent controversy about Little Albert's identity as an example of a fine case study of problems that can befall psychologist-historians and historians who are unaware of their tacit assumptions. Because bias and logical errors are engrained in human habits of mind, we can all succumb to them under certain conditions unless we are vigilant in guarding against them. The search for Little Albert suggests 2 persistent issues: (a) confirmation bias and (b) that overconfidence in a belief detracts from reasoning because logical errors are intuitive and seem reasonable. This article uses cognitive psychology as a framework for understanding why these issues might have arisen in the Albert research and passed the scrutiny of peer review. In closing, the article turns to historians' writings to gain insight into rules of thumb and heuristics that psychologist-historians and historians can use to mitigate these concerns. (PsycINFO Database Record

中文翻译：

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小艾伯特（Little Albert）的争议：直觉，确认偏见和逻辑。

本文以最近关于小阿尔伯特身份的争论为例，研究了一个可能对不了解其默认假设的心理学家，历史学家和历史学家而言可能是个问题的案例研究。由于偏见和逻辑错误根植于人类的思维习惯中，因此除非我们保持警惕，否则我们都可以在一定条件下屈服于它们。对“小阿尔伯特”的搜索提出了两个持续存在的问题：（a）确认偏差；（b）对信念的过度自信会损害推理，因为逻辑错误是直观且合理的。本文使用认知心理学作为理解为什么这些问题可能在阿尔伯特研究中出现并通过同行评审的审查的框架。最后，文章转向历史学家 旨在深入了解心理学家，历史学家和历史学家可以用来减轻这些担忧的经验法则和启发式规则的著作。（PsycINFO数据库记录