1.3.4 Ethics & Social Of Little Albert

Question 1

(Harm) Albert was not protected from what?

Answer 1

Psychological harm

Question 2

(Harm) Watson and rayner initially thought they could do Albert what?

Answer 2

Little harm in the study

Question 3

(Harm) as time went on what became apparent and what was the solution?

Answer 3

Albert was distressed

No tests for a week

Question 4

(Harm) how did Watson and rayner make the experience worse for Albert?

Answer 4

Removing his thumb from his mouth - comfort

Causing distress

Question 5

(Harm) why did Watson and rayner have to remove Alberts thumb from his mouth?

Answer 5

Increase internal validity
Comfort would lesson emotional response
Having his thumb in his mouth would prevent crying

Question 6

(Harm) what is the general rule for psychological harm?

Answer 6

You cannot expose the participants to greater stress than can be reasonably expected of everyday life

Question 7

(Harm) Watson and rayner felt what Albert experienced was no more than what?

Answer 7

What would be experienced in the rough and tumble of home

Question 8

(Harm) but where was Albert living?

Answer 8

The sheltered hospital environment

Question 9

(Harm) what did Watson and rayner always intend to do?

Answer 9

Remove alberts conditioned response

Question 10

(Harm) why could they not remove the response and what issue does this raise?

Answer 10

Albert was removed from the hospital

Possibility of long term phobia

Question 11

(Consent) Albert was an infant and therefore unable to give what?

Answer 11

Consent

Question 12

(Consent) what reasons may indicate his mother may not have understood and give full informed consent?

Answer 12

1. Not a psychologist - didn’t understand
2. As a mother you wouldn’t put your child in a distressing situation
3. If she understood why would she remove him before the phobia was reversed

Question 13

(Withdraw) was there a right to withdraw?

Answer 13

Yes Albert was removed from the study

Question 14

Why could the research not be conducted today?

Answer 14

Would not pass ethical guidelines

Question 15

The ethical guidelines were put in place when?

Answer 15

1970s

Question 16

When was the little Albert study conducted?

Answer 16

1920s

Question 17

Watson and rayner weren’t working under what?

Answer 17

Ethical guidelines

Question 18

(Cost - benefit) the research was beneficial in teaching what?

Answer 18

Principles of classical conditioning can be applied to humans

Question 19

(Cost - benefit) the cost was what?

Answer 19

Instilling a potentially life long phobia in a baby unable to consent

Question 20

(Social) the study can help us understand how phobias are acquired and therefore do what?

Answer 20

Develop effective treatments

Question 21

(Social) who could misuse the research?

Answer 21

Media
Marketing
Terrorists