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Introductory psychology

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  • haha what an ass, putting on that mask and freaking out a little kid

  • Aka Classical Conditioning : ) working on a stimulus-response basis :p

  • I believe it was the fact that it was "furry" and also of the same texture which made him scared in the first place.

  • poor little albert never grew up--he died at age 6 of a childhood disease. poor little albert!

  • always hated and still hate watson for being such an ass with his all stupid theory and the horrible experiments. sick man -_-; poor Albert. i wonder how was he like when he grew up...

  • i hope one day i have a job where i get to do nothing but torment innocent babies. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

  • he sure didn't

  • Watson didn't give a fuck.

  • This is explained through a phenomenon known as stimulus generalisation where by Albert responds to stimulus with similar attributes as the white rat.

  • Albert had shown no sign of fear toward the variety of objects initially. Objects including a dog, rabbit, a white rat, a santa claus mask and a fur coat. The psychologists formed a conditioned response in Albert by making a loud noise every time the child went to touch the white rat. After a few sessions Albert developed a fear of the white rat. However it was then discovered that the other objects, due to similar traits such as fur, would also elicit fear in Albert.

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