Chapter 26. John Watson and Rosalie Rayner’s Little Albert Experiment, 1919
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John Watson and Rosalie Rayner’s Little Albert Experiment, 1919
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John Watson and Rosalie Rayner’s Little Albert Experiment, 1919
Author: Melanie Maggard, University of Maryland Global Campus
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26.1 John Watson and Rosalie Rayner’s Little Albert Experiment, 1919
This video shows footage from the original experiment in 1919 by John Watson and Rosalie Rayner. In the video Little Albert is shown being introduced to two animals, one before and one after conditioning occurs.
26.2 Check Your Understanding
Question 26.1
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Sorry, your answer is incorrect. Before conditioning, Little Albert had a positive reaction to the white rat.
Question 26.2
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Sorry, your answer is incorrect. After conditioning, Little Albert had a negative reaction to the rabbit.
Question 26.3
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Sorry, your answer is incorrect. The experiment illustrates the power of classical conditioning in learning fear.
Question 26.4
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Sorry, your answer is incorrect. A loud noise was the repeated, unconditioned stimulus that was used to evoke the fear response in Little Albert.
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