WorksheetsWatson and Rayner (1920) - Little Albert
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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
Little Albert's mother worked at 'Harriet Lane Home for Invalid Children'
wet nurse
paediatrician
health care assistant
radiographer
Watson described Little Albert as...
emotional
stolid
feisty
clingy
Watson's study has been accused of having poor ethics, but which of the following is true?
Albert was chosen specifically as it was felt his temperament meant he would come to "relatively little harm"
There was no right to withdraw
The mother did not consent to the conditioning trials
The researchers deceived his mother about the purpose of the study
The researchers tested stimulus generalisation using other white fluffy stimuli that had not been paired with the loud noise including...
a fur coat
a Santa mask and beard
Watson's hair
a lambswool rug
Albert was given building blocks to play to demonstrate...
he was a child of average curiosity
he was not simply becoming scared of everything presented by the researchers
to take his mind of the frightening experience and help calm him down
to measure his IQ
What was Albert response (UCR) towards the steel bars being smashed together?
lip trembled and started to cry
smiled and reached out to find out how the noise was made
shrieked and crawled a way rapidly
laughed maniacally and beat his chest with his fists
Which of the following was not an aim of the Little Albert study?
to see whether a fear response could be conditioned to the rat
to see whether the fear would be generalised to other stimuli
to see how long the learning would last and could they be extinguished
to see how the parent responded when experimenters deliberately frightened their child
How many pairings of the rat (NS) and the loud crash (UCS) took place before Albert cried (CR) at the sight of the rat (CS) alone?
7
5
2
9
How many observers were involved in stage 2?
2
3
4
5
Which of the following stimuli elicited the most generalised fear in stage 2?
rabbit
santa mask
fur coat
cotton wool
In stage 3 (5 days later) the rat produced less fear so the experimenters...
paired the rat and the crash again
terminated the study
decided to use a different child for the remaining trials
paired the rat and a noxious smell
When the experimenter was moved to a different room the child...
was still scared of the animals (rat and rabbit) but the reaction was weaker
showed even greater fear the first room
was no longer fearful of the animals
played happily and reached out towards the animals
In Stage 4 when Albert was 12 months old the researchers tested him again and found
he had developed panic disorder
he still showed fear towards the white furry stimuli although it was less intense
the effects of conditioning had all but vanished, as part of the natural extinction process
Albert showed anger towards animals and tried to hurt them
There was never any intention of deconditioning the child and this is evidence of the poor ethics.
false
true
The mother had told them she could only be part of the study for one month and she withdrew as intended after this period, yet Albert was never deconditioned.
True
False
