AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

ANXIETY DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which studies sparked controversy on the use of children participants?
A
Freud
B
Ost
C
Watson & Rayner
D
Di Nardo et al
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In his most famous and controversial experiment, known today as the “Little Albert” experiment, John Watson and a graduate assistant named Rosalie Rayner conditioned a small child to fear a white rat. They accomplished this by repeatedly pairing the white rat with a loud, frightening clanging noise.

Detailed explanation-2: -Watson is best known for taking his theory of behaviorism and applying it to child development. He believed strongly that a child’s environment is the factor that shapes behaviors over their genetic makeup or natural temperament.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Little Albert Experiment demonstrated that classical conditioning could be used to create a phobia. A phobia is an irrational fear, that is out of proportion to the danger. In this experiment, a previously unafraid baby was conditioned to become afraid of a rat.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kickstarting our list, the most controversial and well-known study is The Stanford Prison Experiment. Dr. Philip Zimbardo conducted this experiment in 1971 to observe what would happen when you put good people in bad situations.

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