Watson And Rayner - Conclusions

Question 1

What do the the results suggest?

Answer 1

In humans, fear can be easily conditioned.

Learnt fear responses can be generalised to similar stimuli ( many different furry objects).

Question 2

When did Watson say Albert’s phobia would stop?

Answer 2

Watson argued that Albert’s phobia would persist unless he was unconditioned.

Question 3

How could Albert be unconditioned?

Answer 3

You could recondition Albert so the stimulus is associated with something pleasant.
Operant conditioning ( reward)

Extinction

Systematic desensitisation