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Little Albert Experiment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who conducted "The Little Albert Experiment" ?

a)

Ivan Pavlov

b)

Watson & Ivan Pavlov

c)

Albert

d)

Watson & Rosalie Rayner

2.

What research method was used in this study?

a)

Field experiment

b)

Laboratory experiment

c)

Natural experiment

d)

Randomised Control Trial

3.

How old was Little Albert?

a)

1 month old

b)

8 months old

c)

11 months old

d)

9 months old

4.
In the Little Albert experiment, the Neutral stimulus is the:
a)
rat
b)
fear
c)
loud noise
d)
mother
5.
In the Little Albert experiment, the Unconditioned Stimulus is the:
a)
loud noise
b)
fear
c)
rat
d)
mother
6.
In the Little Albert experiment, the Conditioned stimulus is the:
a)
rat
b)
fear
c)
mother
d)
loud noise
7.
In the Little Albert experiment, the unconditioned response is the:
a)
fear
b)
white rat
c)
mother
d)
loud noise
8.
In the Little Albert experiment, the conditioned response is the:
a)
rat
b)
fear
c)
mother
d)
loud noise
9.

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

a)

To see whether operant conditioning principles could work in humans.

b)

To see whether classical conditioning principles could work in humans.

c)

To see whether social conditioning principles could work in humans.

d)

To see whether punishments could produce fear.

10.

Which of the following was not a conclusion of the study?

a)

It is possible to create a conditioned emotional response in humans after only a few pairings of the stimuli.

b)

It might be necessary to repeat the pairings of the UCS and NS/CS as there is some extinction of the response.

c)

A conditioned response may be transferred to other similar objects and settings (generalisation).

d)

The strength of the unconditioned response reduces as a result of a strengthening of the conditioned response.