Raynor & Waston- Little Albert- Classical conditioning Flashcards

1
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Unconditioned stimulus

A

Sound

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2
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Unconditioned response

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Fear

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3
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Conditioned stimulus

A

White rat

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4
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Conditioned response

A

Fear

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5
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Aim

A

to test the results of classical conditioning on humans

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6
Q

Strengths

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Proved hypothesis

Linked our environment to our behaviour

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7
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Weaknesses

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Unethical: the baby couldn’t consent, caused phobias for his later life
Cant be generalised for all ages
reduces ecological validity as it was a lab experiment

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