LEARNING
CLASSICAL CONDITIONING VS OPERANT CONDITIONING
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the rat
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the loud noise
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fear of the rat
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fear of the loud noise
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Detailed explanation-1: -A white laboratory rat was placed near Albert and he was allowed to play with it. At this point, Watson and Rayner made a loud sound behind Albert’s back by striking a suspended steel bar with a hammer each time the baby touched the rat. Albert responded to the noise by crying and showing fear.
Detailed explanation-2: -The conditioned response from Little Albert was fear, which he exhibited by crying whenever he saw a white rat. He associated the loud sound, which was naturally frightening, with white rats which he had previously been exposed to, and had no fear of in the beginning.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Little Albert Experiment demonstrated that classical conditioning-the association of a particular stimulus or behavior with an unrelated stimulus or behavior-works in human beings. In this experiment, a previously unafraid baby was conditioned to become afraid of a rat.
Detailed explanation-4: -In this experiment, Watson and Rayner conditioned Little Albert into fearing a rat by producing a loud noise whenever he sees the rat, causing Little Albert to cry.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Little Albert experiment demonstrated that classical conditioning (the association of a particular stimulus or behavior with an unrelated stimulus or behavior) works in human beings.