In a classic experiment, Little Albert, a very young boy, was conditioned to be afraid of a rat. He also became fearful of white furry rabbits and bearded men. This is an example of

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In a classic experiment, “Little Albert, “ a very young boy, was conditioned to be afraid of a rat. He also became fearful of white furry rabbits and bearded men. This is an example of

A	classical conditioning.
B	higher order conditioning.
C	reinforcement.
D	operant conditioning.

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -If Little Albert was conditioned to fear white rats and then saw a rabbit and was similarly fearful, this best illustrates B, which is stimulus generalization. This means that Little Albert had the general concept that any furry animal is to be feared, not just white rats.

Detailed explanation-4: -Watson then presented the rat with a loud bang that startled Little Albert and made him cry. After the continuous association of the white rat and loud noise, Little Albert was classically conditioned to experience fear at the sight of the rat.

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