Classical Conditioning + Little Albert

This involves learning to ________ something of which we initially have no fear (__________) with something that already causes a fear response (______________)

Associate

Neutral stimulus

Unconditioned stimulus

_________________ (1920) conditioned a baby boy known as Little Albert to fear ________. For several weeks, Albert played happily with them without __________.

Watson and Rayner

White rats

Showing fear

One day, while he was playing with them rat, the experimenter ___________________ close to Albert's head. He was very ________ by the noise. This was repeated _____________, developing an intense fear for them

Struck a steel bar with a hammer

Frightened

Each time he reached for the rat

Little Albert's fear was also ________________. They tested this by showing him other furry objects such as ___________, a fur coat and ______ wearing a Santa Claus beard made out of cotton balls. Little Albert displayed distress at the sight of all these objects.

Generalised to similar objects

A non-white rabbit

Watson

UCS (_____)→UCR (____)

Noise

Fear

UCS (_____) + NS (___) →UCR (fear)

Noise

Rat

CS (___) →CR (____)

Rat

Fear