Watson & Rayner Little Albert AO1

What was the main aim of Watson & Rayner's (1920) study?

• To see whether operant conditioning principles could work in humans.

• To see whether classical conditioning principles could work in humans.

• To see whether social conditioning principles could work in humans.

• To see whether punishments could produce fear.

Which of the following were not aims of the study?

• To see whether a child could be classically conditioned to fear an animal.

• To see if the fear of an animal could be transferred to other objects.

• To see the effect of time on the conditioned response.

• To see the effect of time on the unconditioned response.

What research method was used in this study?

• Field experiment

• Laboratory experiment

• Natural experiment

• Randomised Control Trial

How old was Albert when the procedure began?

• 1 month old

• 8 months old

• 11 months old

• 3 years old

Which of the following does not belong to the experiment?

• Albert showed no fear of the white rat.

• A steel bar was struck as Albert touched the rat.

• The rat bit Albert.

• Albert was startled by the steel bar being struck.

Which of the following belongs to part 3?

• Albert no longer wanted to play with his bricks.

• Albert's reaction to a rabbit, dog, fur coat and hair of observers was recorded.

• The rat was presented with the steel bar being struck at the same time.

• Albert cried the whole way through the presentation of the objects.

Which of the following is not part of the study

• When Albert was shown the rat, his reaction was not as strong as before.

• The rabbit and the dog were presented with and without the loud sound.

• The experiment was moved to Albert's home.

• The experiment was moved to a lecture theatre.

Which of the following is not part of the study?

• The researchers removed the conditioned response.

• Albert reacted negatively to the rat, rabbit, dog, hair, coat and Santa mask.

• Albert continued to play happily with his bricks.

• Albert left the nursery.

What was the steel bar sound?

• Unconditioned stimulus

• Unconditioned response

• Conditioned stimulus

• Conditioned response

What was the conditioned response?

• Fear and crying

• Playing with bricks

• Presentation of rat

• Steel bar sound