Watson & Rayner (1920) Conditioned Emotional Reactions (Edexcel A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Little Albert's key characteristic
Little Albert's key characteristic
Calm, unemotional temperament; rarely cried
Watson & Rayner main aim
Watson & Rayner main aim
Show emotions learned via classical conditioning
UCS in Little Albert study
UCS in Little Albert study
Loud bang (hammer on steel bar)
Trials to condition Albert's fear
Trials to condition Albert's fear
7 conditioning trials
CS after conditioning Albert
CS after conditioning Albert
White rat
Objects Albert's fear generalised to
Objects Albert's fear generalised to
Rabbit, dog, seal coat, cotton wool, Santa mask
Duration of conditioned fear response
Duration of conditioned fear response
31 days
Stimulus generalisation definition
Stimulus generalisation definition
Fear transfers to similar stimuli without more conditioning
Main ethical problem in study
Main ethical problem in study
Deliberately caused psychological harm to infant
Generalisability limitation reason
Generalisability limitation reason
Case study of one child with unique temperament