1. The Watson and Rayner (1920) study involved conditioning a fear response in a child participant known as Little Albert through pairing neutral stimuli with frightening stimuli.
2. The number and timing of pairings between the neutral and frightening stimuli were carefully recorded as controls, but Albert's fear responses were not objectively measured.
3. The study was conducted without the knowledge or consent of Albert's parents and removed him from his familiar environment, which may have increased his anxiety during the experiment.
1. The Watson and Rayner (1920) study involved conditioning a fear response in a child participant known as Little Albert through pairing neutral stimuli with frightening stimuli.
2. The number and timing of pairings between the neutral and frightening stimuli were carefully recorded as controls, but Albert's fear responses were not objectively measured.
3. The study was conducted without the knowledge or consent of Albert's parents and removed him from his familiar environment, which may have increased his anxiety during the experiment.
1. The Watson and Rayner (1920) study involved conditioning a fear response in a child participant known as Little Albert through pairing neutral stimuli with frightening stimuli.
2. The number and timing of pairings between the neutral and frightening stimuli were carefully recorded as controls, but Albert's fear responses were not objectively measured.
3. The study was conducted without the knowledge or consent of Albert's parents and removed him from his familiar environment, which may have increased his anxiety during the experiment.
• Create a classical conditioning model for Watson & Rayner (1920)
• p8 Watson & Rayner (1920) 1. Using p354 of the textbook (+ booklet) – create a storyboard of the Watson and Rayner study 1. Helped to develop phobia treatments 2. Controls: Number and timing of pairings were carefully recorded 3. There was no objective measurement of the fear response in Little Albert Researcher bias – Watson may have over-emphasized the fear displayed after conditioning 4. One participant 5. How many ethical guidelines did it break!?! Note - the experiment was conducted without the knowledge or consent of Albert's parents… 6. Albert was away from his playroom and familiar nurses during the experiment - this may have made him nervous 1. G One participant 2. R Controls: number and timing of pairings were carefully recorded 3. A Helped to develop phobia treatments, including systematic desensitisation and flooding 4. VI There was no objective measurement of the fear response in Little Albert – researcher bias – Watson may have over-emphasized the fear displayed after conditioning 5. VE Albert was away from his playroom and familiar nurses during the experiment - this may have made him nervous 6. E Consent, right to withdraw, psychological harm They didn’t extinguish his fear reaction, possibly leaving Albert with long term phobia