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Watson and Rayner: Conditioned Emotional Reactions (methodology (little…
Watson and Rayner: Conditioned Emotional Reactions
methodology
little albert
male
9 months old
controlled observation
not an experiment as albert was being conditioned
not a case study as albert was responding to conditioning
findings
emotional tests: calm and even tempered, when hammer hit arms raised and cried
session one
burried head
session two
stared and pulled away when rat moved closer
session four
less extreme response, no fear of wooden block
session five
avoided fur
a certain loss in intensity of the reaction
session three
extreme responses to rat and rabbit
didn't touch the cotton wool
conclusions
phobias are conditioned emotional responses
persistence can be due to people who are unwilled
7 joint stimuli was enough
procedure
emotional test
session one: 11 months and 3 days
2 joint stimuli
session two: 11 months and 10 days
5 joint stimuli
session three: 11 months and 15 days
session four: 11 months and 20 days
new room
four ppl present
joint stimuli
session five: 12 months and 21 days