CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Watson and Rayner’s classical conditioning of “Little Albert” was helpful in explaining that
A
human emotion such as fear are subject to classical conditioning
B
some conditioned stimuli do not generalize
C
small children are not easily conditioned as older children
D
fear of rats or rabbits are innate responses previously undiscovered
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Experiment Watson then began to make loud noises on several separate occasions while showing Albert the rat. Albert began to cry in reaction to the noise. After a period of conditioning, he cried in response to the rat, even without the loud noise. This is an example of classical condition.

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: -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.

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