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Watson and Rayner (1920)

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  • Q1
    What was the main aim of the Watson and Rayner (1920) experiment?
    To investigate the effect of reinforcement on behavior.
    To explore the formation of habits through operant conditioning.
    To demonstrate that fears can be conditioned through classical conditioning.
    To examine the impact of punishment on behavior.
    30s
  • Q2
    What was the conditioned stimulus used in Watson and Rayner's (1920) 'Little Albert' study?
    A black cat.
    A feather.
    A white rat.
    A loud noise.
    30s
  • Q3
    In Watson and Rayner's (1920) 'Little Albert' study, what was the unconditioned stimulus?
    A white rat.
    A loud noise.
    A feather.
    A black cat.
    30s
  • Q4
    What was the age of Little Albert during the experiment?
    6 months
    2 years
    3 years
    11 months
    30s
  • Q5
    What research method is the Watson and Rayner study officially classed as?
    Quasi experiment
    Controlled observation
    Lab experiment
    Case study
    30s
  • Q6
    How many sessions did Watson and Rayner examine Albert's fear response over?
    4
    5
    2
    3
    1
    30s
  • Q7
    What was not a stimulus added in the generalisation stage?
    a snowball
    John Watson's hair
    cotton wool
    seal fur coat
    30s
  • Q8
    Session 1: How many times did the UCS and NS need to be paired for Albert to learn to fear the white rat?
    once
    twice
    three times
    four times
    30s
  • Q9
    Session 3: Generalisation - what object did Albert not show a fear response to?
    cotton wool
    dog
    rabbit
    Watson's hair
    30s
  • Q10
    What was albert's fear response like when he returned a year later?
    His fear response was not as extreme as previously but still present
    His fear reaction to the furry objects was not present
    Albert only feared the rat
    His fear response was worse than before
    30s
  • Q11
    The key limitation of the sample of the study is....
    It was ethical to study
    His mum did not give consent
    It lacks generalisability
    He was naturally fearful
    30s
  • Q12
    How did Watson and Rayner further harm Little Albert?
    Their attempt to treat him failed
    He was forced to hold the rat
    He was restricted from sucking his thumb to calm down
    They made him deaf through the loud noises
    30s
  • Q13
    How can we be sure that Albert did learn to fear the white rat (that the results were valid)?
    Albert did not fear the rat at the start - he liked the rat
    The fear was generalised to other objects
    The fear response got worse as time went on
    The environment was changed in session 4
    30s

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