little albert - classic Flashcards
when was the study?
1920
what is it based on?
classical conditioning
what is the aim?
to investigate whether a fear can be classically conditioned into a child
also to see the effects of time and its ability to be transferred to other objects
who was albert?
reared from birth at a hospital, mother was a wet nurse, he was healthy and well developed and stolid
why did researchers believe little harm would be done to him?
due to characteristics such as well developed, healthy and stolid
where did the study take place?
at the hospital he was born in
what was the first step?
he was tested for a number of fears to various stimuli
what fear did he have?
the sound of a hammer hitting g a metal bar
when did he first cry?
when he first heard hammer and bar
when was his fear found?
at nine months
what happened at 11 months?
conditioning started
sound with a rat
how long did they wait until presenting the rat alone?
one week after
what else did they do a week after 11 months?
they began to see if fear could be transferred to objects such as rabbit, santa mask and dog
what happened at 1 year 21 months?
tested the effects of time
when did the study end?
when his mu removed hum from the study
