watson and ryner 1920- evaluation

Question 1

Ethics-negative

Answer 1

P - Ethical issues.
Ev-Harm - Striking bar.
-Harm - Prevension from sucking thumb.
- Harm - Never unconditioned.

Ex - lead to further trauma in liFe. - neve unconditioned → life of fear.
(For conclution) - without ethical issues they wouldn’t have

Question 2

Controlled study- pos

Answer 2

P-controlled study

Ev-lab setting (well lit dark room) (lecture room table)

Ex-• Standardised procedures. - Introduction ot stimuli
- hitting of hammer.
- wooden blocks.
-Stimulus - Rat
- Rabbit. All stimulus filmed
- Santa (mask
Ex- a Reduces/eliminates extraneous variables
- Avoiding accidental conditioning or responce.

Question 3

Sample neg

Answer 3

P- without comparisons difficult to know whether the observed responces are unique to individual or not.

Ev- participant. 9 months Male.
pes snap as phlegmatic Freud ‘personalty not shaped till later life. So now has
this interpreted?

Ex-
- difficult to generalise observed
response is unique to the individual. without comparisons difficult to know whether the observed responces are unique to individual or not.

Question 4

Social implications

Answer 4

P- …..
E- used in education - neg effect. on children
- punishment t Reward motivation to learn.
Lepper etal - nursery children asked to draw nice pic for reward dedicated half time to drawing than children who had not Been promiced a reward.
Ex- you can condition children.