Little Albert case study two process model Flashcards

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Who created the little Albert case study?

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Watson and Rayner in the 1920’s

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What was the aim of the study?

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to demonstrate that emotional responses could be learned through classical conditioning

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What were the procedures of the experiment?

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  • at the beginning of the experiment little Albert was presented with a white little rat
  • Watson then presented the rat with a loud bang that startled little Albert and made him cry
  • after the continuous association of the white rat and the loud noise little Albert was classically conditioned to experience fear at the sight of the rat
  • Albert’s fear generalised other stimuli that were similar to the rat including cotton wool and a fur coat and other white furry objects
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what were the findings of the experiment?

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Little Albert was classically conditioned to experience fear at the sight of rats

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Using little Albert’s study, explain classical conditioning in terms of the UCS,UCR,NS,CS and CR

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Noise = UCS creating UCR = fear
Rat = NS associated with fear
Rat = CS to produce CR
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