Little Albert- DP6

Question 1

Before during and after conditioning

Answer 1

before conditioning
Rat(NS)—— No response

During conditioning
Rat (NS) + Loud noise (UCS)———– cry/fear at loud noise (UCR)

After conditioning
Rat (CS)——— cry/fear at rat (CR)

Question 2

Conditioned emotional response

Answer 2

• Enormous stimulus generalization … why is this so dangerous?
• Watson conditioned an emotional response of fear …an emotional reaction that is said to occur when the autonomic nervous system produces a response to a stimulus that did not previously trigger that response

Question 3

Ethical considerations

Answer 3

An ethical consideration is informed consent. This was breached as the mom was not in the room seeing what they did

Question 4

What sort of response was conditioned in little albert?

Answer 4

conditioned emotional response

Question 5

What was NS

Answer 5

White rat

Question 6

What is the loud noise according to classical conditioning principles?

Answer 6

Unconditioned stimulus

Question 7

What did Little Albert experience when he also cried at white fluffy objects?

Answer 7

Stimulus generalisation