PSY 001 - Famous Experiments

Little Albert Study

Experiment by Watson and Rayner demonstrating classical conditioning in humans by conditioning a child to fear a white rat.

Bucharest Project

Study on Romanian orphans showing the effects of early institutionalization on attachment and brain development.

Strange Situation Experiment

Ainsworth's study to observe attachment behaviors in infants through a series of separations and reunions with their caregiver

Harlow’s study

Experiment with rhesus monkeys demonstrating that comfort and contact are more important than food in forming attachments.