Watson and Rayner (1920) - Little Albert

The aim of this study was to demonstrate that fear could be acquired via

• vicarious reinforcement

• observational learning

• classical conditioning

• operant conditioning

The Little Albert study is an example of ....

• a case study

• a laboratory experiment

• a naturalistic observation

• a quasi experiment

How old was Albert at the start of the study?

• 9 months

• 3 months

• 6 months

• 12 months

The dependent variable in the study was...

• his fear response operationalised as crying and crawling away

• whether or not the rat was followed by the loud crash

Which of the following was not a stimuli used in the Watson and Rayner study of Little Albert?

• a flaming newspaper

• a monkey

• a rabbit

• a green wig

The crashing of the metal bars was the...

• UCS

• NS

• CS

• RS

Before conditioning, the white rat was the...

• NS

• UCS

• CS

• RS

After conditioning, the white rat was the...

• CS

• UCS

• NS

• RS

Crying at the sight of the white rat was the....

• NR

• UCR

• CR

• RR

How old was Albert when they started the conditioning trials?

• 9 months

• 11 months

• 14 months

• 18 months