AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -This process is known as generalization. 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-2: -Watson & Rayner wanted to show that Classical Conditioning would work on a human. They conditioned Baby Albert to be frightened of a white rat. This was a lab experiment where the IV was the conditioned stimulus and the DV was Baby Albert’s emotional reactions, which were filmed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Known as the Little Albert study, it is typically presented as evidence for the role of classical conditioning in fear development. Some critics, however, have noted deficiencies in the study that suggest that little or no fear conditioning actually occurred.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.